Special GroundUp series on social grants
Tribal authority promises to take up the issue
By Masoka Dube
Brief | 26 March 2024
Old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants up by R90 in April and another R10 from October
News | 21 February 2024
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care
News | 21 February 2024
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Brief | 16 February 2024
Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 February 2024
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 16 January 2024
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 January 2024
SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 9 January 2024
Black Sash predicts “devastating” effect on grant recipients in rural areas
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 12 December 2023
But SASSA says it is inefficient and unsustainable to transport cash to a “handful of people”.
By Daniel Steyn
News | 30 November 2023
SASSA pays 26-million grants every month
By Daniel Steyn
Explainer | 2 November 2023
The post office closed in July
Brief | 2 November 2023
“If the same findings are coming through, how effective are these enforcement powers of the Auditor-General?”
News | 12 October 2023
“I don’t see a clear way forward. What I see is yet another failed entity” says MP
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 11 October 2023
Government could face court action for failing in its constitutional duty
By Daniel Steyn
News | 9 October 2023
“In the 90s, the Post Office was reliable but now it seems as if everything is falling apart,” says KwaMashu pensioner
Brief | 5 October 2023