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Competitors take on the post office

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Feb 2020

Blamed by many South Africans for offering a shoddy service, the embattled institution faces financial strain and serious competition

CPS is now claiming over R1-billion from Sassa

Article Athandiwe Saba - 11 Jan 2018

This revelation is contained in documents and correspondence between the embattled SA Social Security Agency and the Net1 subsidiary.

Letters to the editor: August 28 to September 1 2017

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Sep 2017

Readers write in about health equity, the Post Office, and Krotoa

MPs accuse Sassa of ‘delay tactics’

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Aug 2017

Come March 2018, the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) may find itself in a "mad dash" to secure grant payments once again.

Postbank could speed up change

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Mar 2017

The SA Post Office is embarking on what it hopes will be the final stretch before becoming the Postbank, a fully fledged banking service provider.

Concourt judgement disproves Dlamini’s assertions of ‘media-created’ grants anxiety

Article Phillip De Wet - 17 Mar 2017

Although the Teflon minister remains unscathed, misleading Parliament may come back to bite her.

Dlamini rejects Gordhan’s social grants proposal

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Feb 2017

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.

Barking up a lot of weird trees in 2015

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2014

We caught up with some local celebrities and politicians to find out what they hope to achieve in the Year of the Goat.

Post office strike continues as union talks collapse

Article bogdan TagDiv - 2 Oct 2014

As letters and parcels continue to pile up in post offices across South Africa, there appears to be no end in sight to the long-running strike.

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Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

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Basic income grant on the cards as Covid-19 threat intensifies

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security

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Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline

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Special Reports

SafetyWallet and First Aid Level 1

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Basic First Aid is an industry standard and it is the basic requirement in working environments that employers need to have in place

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

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Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

Special Reports

Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners