Sassa spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
The government should do more to develop and upskill these young entrepreneurs who are already street smart
People know what they need to buy, the payments can piggyback on the Sassa system and the money will help prevent people from falling further into long-term poverty
With South Africa under lockdown, many South Africans are hungry — and very soon persistent hunger will dramatically increase malnutrition
On December 28, documents put before the court by CPS show the company wrote to Mvulane by name.
This opinion piece draws on Professor Linda Richter’s address at the launch of the South African Child Gauge 2016.
The increase in the number of beneficiaries has been minimal over the past five years.
The country’s child grant is failing to deliver social justice because it is doing more than what it is meant to do, says research.
The professional troll from Cape Town is luckily entirely unable to exclude child grant recipients from university bursaries.
It is difficult to imagine how R280 can improve the life chances of a child, let alone a country, writes George Laryea-Adjei.
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/ 30 November 2009
For over nine million South African children, child-support grants provide a lifeline from a life of utter poverty.