Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
It’s hard to get a disability grant if you have a mental illness
People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression complain about difficulty accessing grants
News | 20 May 2022
Hands off our Grants: the Black Sash’s long battle for justice
A shameful period in South Africa’s recent history
By Lynette Maart, Angie Richardson and Rachel Bukasa
Analysis | 19 May 2022
Activists call for a task team to find ways to boost Covid grant
Social protection provides a lifeline but it’s not enough, say researchers
Brief | 17 May 2022
Post Office no longer paying R350 grant
Beneficiaries must now collect their money at retail stores or USave
News | 12 May 2022
Seven million people have applied for the R350 grant since Saturday
Social Development says its budget can only cater for 10.5-million
Brief | 29 April 2022
SASSA not processing new applications for the R350 Covid grant
The agency says it’s waiting for Department of Social Development to finalise amended regulations
News | 19 April 2022
Bathabile Dlamini’s conviction sends a message to all public officials
There are consequences for failing in their duties
By Thuli Zulu
Opinion | 18 March 2022
Bring back our post office, demand Fort Beaufort residents
Town’s only post office cannot cope with the numbers of social grant beneficiaries
Brief | 3 March 2022
Child Support Grant needs to be increased, report finds
Researchers say the grant should be R624 – the food poverty line
News | 25 February 2022