Sassa
No major setbacks for social grant payments in areas hit by riots
SASSA says many buildings it used were damaged and electronic equipment looted
News | 10 August 2021
Fears that some SASSA beneficiaries will not get paid next month
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
Brief | 14 July 2021
Gauteng government takes vaccination drive to SASSA queues
“We’ve been using vaccines for years. I don’t understand why people are afraid of this vaccine” says Soweto pensioner
Brief | 7 July 2021
Hundreds making use of SASSA’s new online booking portal for disability grants
But activists remain sceptical on whether it will alleviate the overburdened process for all vulnerable beneficiaries
By Liezl Human
News | 21 June 2021
SASSA call centre capacity has improved
The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79%
By Liezl Human
Brief | 10 June 2021
Desperate pleas for government to continue Covid-19 grant
“With the grant I could buy food that lasted a month”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 18 May 2021
Dlamini finally pays R650,000 owed in legal costs
The former Minister of Social Development was ordered to personally pay the Black Sash Trust and Freedom Under Law
By Liezl Human
Brief | 13 May 2021
IPID finds “no misconduct” in using a water cannon on SASSA beneficiaries
Western Cape legislature says IPID report “disgraceful”
By Liezl Human
News | 7 May 2021
Concourt orders CPS to hand over documents showing social grant profits
Freedom Under Law has accused CPS of under-reporting its profits by R800 million
Law | 1 April 2021