Staff say Benedicta Monama knows little about the agency and highlight her controversial past
The PSA received court papers on Monday to say that the department of social development would apply for an interdict to stop the strike
Social development minister says the transition from CPS to Sapo will closely involve all beneficiaries
The children, who were found by police in Rustenburg last year, will be repatriated to Zimbabwe because it is in the children’s best interests
A judgement highlights the Gauteng social development department’s illicit doings
Parliament’s social development portfolio committee will seek legal advice on whether to summon Dlamini.
The social development minister will be on her own to answer questions about the Sassa debacle
Dlamini said the procurement process will last for three months, from July through September
Standing inside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, Belamant spoke candidly to the Mail & Guardian during a 15-minute break in proceedings.
The chief justice asked why the social development minister had allowed the grants agency to ’embarrass’ her.
The social welfare agency could not answer pointed questions on the grants crisis by 4pm and said the court cannot dictate how much it should pay CPS.
The event was held to inform various stakeholders about the social development department’s plan to resolve the grants crisis.
The social development spokesperson chose to go on the attack over language and not speak about the social grants payment crisis, writes Mondli Zondo.
Dangor confirmed today that he has resigned citing a breakdown of relations with minister Bathabile Dlamini over the handling of the Sassa crisis.
The agreement came after negotiations began between the two parties on Wednesday.
In papers submitted to the court this week, the Black Sash asked the court to allow Sassa to continue its relationship with Cash Paymaster Service.
The social security agency’s contract with the company disbursing grants ends this month and it’s feared that 17-million people may not receive them.
The social development minister has 43 days to ensure the 17-million people get their money. She has had since 2014 to sort out the problem.
Sassa received more that 1 000 complaints from social grant beneficiaries about deductions for funeral policies and electricity.
Yolanda Botha, who served in Parliament’s social development portfolio committee, died over the weekend.
Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.
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/ 17 February 2012
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the re-registration of more than 15-million social grant beneficiaries will begin on March 1.
There are moves afoot to overhaul the social grant payout system to make it less cumbersome as some grant recipients wait hours in queues.
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/ 30 September 2011
Social Development Month will be launched in Mokgophong, Limpopo province, on October 4.
A government task team investigating restrictions on alcohol advertising would probably not recommend an outright ban, media reported on Wednesday.
A substance abuse summit has suggested tightening the
alcohol laws.
The controversial Military Veterans Bill came under fire in Parliament for the preferential treatment it grants military veterans over other veterans
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/ 24 January 2011
Preliminary indications are that the recent floods across seven provinces could have caused as much as R160-billion worth of infrastructure damage.
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/ 20 January 2010
A forensic investigation commissioned by KwaZulu-Natal’s social development department has revealed corruption involving about R300-million.
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/ 2 February 2009
Government’s social relief of distress assistance is only for the ”poorest of the poor”, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said on Monday.
Grandmothers are often left to raise unwanted kids. Surika van Schalkwyk looks at the struggles they face.
The government has set aside millions of rands to assist the poor cope with harsh economic conditions, the Department of Social Development said on Monday. Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya appealed to churches and community-based organisations to help the department in creating awareness around the relief.