Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Post office to phase in payment of social grants from 1 April
CPS cannot just “up and go”, says post office executive
News | 13 February 2018
Bathabile Dlamini ‘deliberately’ excluded special advisor from grants process
Minister gave clear instruction that the SASSA executive should not interfere
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 February 2018
SASSA negotiating low bank fees for grant beneficiaries
Deductions from new accounts might not be allowed
News | 1 February 2018
Dlamini accused of “parallel decision making”
Despite apologising, Dlamini continued to do it, testifies Thokozani Magwaza
By Zoë Postman
News | 27 January 2018
Dlamini blames Magwaza at SASSA hearing
Judge scolds Minister of Social Development for evasive answers
By Zoë Postman
News | 25 January 2018
Dlamini: I didn’t know SASSA would miss deadline
Minister says she was warned very late
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 January 2018
Dlamini denies undermining SASSA’s work
Minister called to account for social grants crisis
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 23 January 2018
SASSA to start paying grants through Postbank in February
Cash payments still to be done by CPS — for now
News | 16 January 2018
Fewer poor infants receive grants in Western Cape and Gauteng
12 million of 17.2 million social grants are for child support
News | 15 December 2017