Sassa
Taking healthcare to SASSA queues: pensioners screened for hypertension
About 60% of participants are found to have high blood pressure
News | 10 February 2022
Post office, SASSA office, library and community centre have all closed down in Madiba’s hometown
Unpaid electricity bills and armed robberies have collapsed Qunu’s multi-purpose community centre
News | 19 November 2021
Loadshedding causes social grant backlogs
SASSA says staff are manually filling out applications
Brief | 18 November 2021
Credit regulator fails to explain why it has withdrawn action against controversial money lender
Moneyline had been accused by Black Sash of using social grants as collateral for loans
News | 8 November 2021
Unemployed mothers and caregivers struggle to access Covid-19 grant
Since 1 July receiving a child support grant should not exclude one from getting the R350 Covid-19 grant
News | 25 October 2021
Social grant beneficiaries return home empty-handed
Long queues, paid placeholders, offline systems and load-shedding leave social grant beneficiaries empty-handed
News | 15 October 2021
Protesters accuse SASSA officials of bribery
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
Brief | 4 October 2021
SASSA investigating “escalating” fraud cases
One pensioner had at least three months worth of her R1,890 monthly pension stolen
News | 14 September 2021
Social grant offices have been closed over the past year, leaving recipients to foot the bill
Grant beneficiaries have to wait for hours in long queues, and spend more of their grants on travelling
By Liezl Human
News | 13 September 2021