Special GroundUp series on social grants
Frustrated temporary disability grant beneficiaries say SASSA offices are not coping
By Liezl Human
News | 11 August 2021
SASSA says many buildings it used were damaged and electronic equipment looted
News | 10 August 2021
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
News | 28 July 2021
It just needs political will
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 28 July 2021
Black Sash launches a report into the implementation and impact of the Covid-19 SRD Grant
By Theresa Edlmann, Engenas Senona, Erin Torkelson and Wanga Zembe
Opinion | 27 July 2021
Activists have so far collected over 62,000 signatures to petition for the R350 grant to be reintroduced
By Liezl Human
Brief | 20 July 2021
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
Brief | 14 July 2021
“It is untenable that the poorest and most vulnerable children should have to foot the bill for budget reallocations” says Katharine Hall
By Liezl Human
News | 28 June 2021
Even as the push for a comprehensive grant gathers pace, civil society organisations doubt the political will is there
News | 22 June 2021
Brother and sister used to rely on Covid-19 grant
Brief | 17 June 2021
The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79%
By Liezl Human
Brief | 10 June 2021
Nocawa Maneli of Gqeberha lives off pap and rice supplied by relatives
News | 9 June 2021
Activist organisations battling to secure meetings
News | 28 May 2021
“With the grant I could buy food that lasted a month”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 18 May 2021
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
Grant was terminated at the end of April but some payments are still outstanding
News | 12 May 2021