Spotlight on social grants

Special GroundUp series on social grants

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Finance Minister announces 9% boost in social grant spending

Old age grant to rise R90 to R1,600 a month

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Brief | 22 February 2017

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SASSA prepares for “tough negotiations” over grant payments

Contract will stay within budget, MPs told

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News | 22 February 2017

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US analyst urges clients to sell Net1 shares as concerns mount over social grant payments

CEO hits back at “unbridled slander” from critics

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News | 13 February 2017

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Cape Town mother’s long wait for social grants

SASSA pays out six-year backlog

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News | 8 February 2017

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The long queue for social grants

“With the scorching sun or rain, we always wait”

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Feature | 2 February 2017

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“We have failed” admits SASSA

CPS to run grant payment system for another year

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News | 1 February 2017

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Don’t panic says SASSA as payout takeover deadline looms

Plan to pay 17 million beneficiaries to be revealed in Parliament next week

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Brief | 27 January 2017

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SASSA contractor may have to pay back millions of rands

Cash Paymaster Services told to repay profits

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Analysis | 27 January 2017

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SASSA meeting postponed again

ANC MPs to attend lekgotla instead

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Brief | 24 January 2017