Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
SASSA vows to meet its disability grant deadline
Virtual medical assessments will speed up the process, Western Cape legislature told
News | 4 March 2021
Still no answers to why police used a water cannon on people in a SASSA queue
Independent Police Investigative Directorate considering an investigation
Brief | 22 February 2021
Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists
The extension of the R350 grant has been welcomed but it is insufficient, say civic organisations
Brief | 15 February 2021
Covid-19 grant beneficiaries find post offices offline, closed or chaotic
Beneficiaries spend R50 of their R350 grant to reach a functioning post office
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 10 February 2021
Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch
Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back
News | 4 February 2021
“We are desperate”: Covid-19 grant beneficiaries still hope for a reprieve
“We really need this grant, as small as it may appear”
By Tariro Washinyira and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 1 February 2021
Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London
Desperate rush to collect grants as deadline looms
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik, Mkhuseli Sizani, Thamsanqa Mbovane, Masego Mafata, Lloyd Dyongman and Marecia Damons
News | 29 January 2021
Covid-19 grant: no new applications will be considered, says SASSA
Beneficiaries still hoping the grant will be extended after 31 January
News | 28 January 2021
Covid-19 grant beneficiaries hoping for a miracle
Monthly grant is due to come to an end in January
News | 27 January 2021