Social Grants

Dlamini’s departure ends a career characterised by incompetence and arrogance

Article Natasha Marrian - 11 Jun 2019

ANCWL president remains defiant and plays the victim to the end as she bows out as an MP

How state funds are sliced up

Article M&G Data Desk & Jacques Coetzee - 22 Feb 2019

At R375-billion, education is the fastest-growing expense on the government’s bill

Top NPA prosecutors lacked the will to probe foreign bribery cases, inquiry hears

Article Franny Rabkin - 22 Jan 2019

Senior prosecutor Chris Macadam detailed, to the Mokgoro inquiry, how he was sidelined from foreign bribery cases

Net1 subsidiary goes to court to compel Sassa to pay grants into its accounts

Article Athandiwe Saba - 26 Nov 2018

Moneyline claims that the South African Social Security Agency has moved beneficiaries to the South African Post Office against their will

Sassa: Get new cards or risk not getting grant payouts

Article Gemma Ritchie - 12 Nov 2018

The social security agency says it will not extend the December deadline to switch to the new Sassa cards

Editorial: If we don’t fix it, IMF may

Article Editorial - 2 Nov 2018

'We should fully expect that the IMF’s main focus would be our costly civil service and bloated, indebted and dysfunctional state-owned enterprises'

SA’s ‘welfare state’ is in trouble

Article Sabelo Mtantato - 28 Sep 2018

The government has to make tough decisions about social grants in the face of poor economic performance

Editorial: Sassa’s misstep is beyond apology

Article Editorial - 6 Jul 2018

'How far can you fall in the three days that you stood in line, having been forced to borrow money to pay taxi fares to get to a collection point?'

Sassa urges patience, assures grants will be paid despite difficulties

Article Alex Mitchley - 3 Jul 2018

Social grant beneficiaries who draw their money at ATMs might have to wait a little longer to access it

CPS drops its rate for social grant payments

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 May 2018

For now, Cash Paymaster Services is prepared to charge Sassa R45 to pay social grants in cash, rather than its initial pitch of R66.70 per beneficiary

Sassa cancels tender process to find CPS replacement

Article Paul Herman - 22 May 2018

Sassa's invalid contract with Cash Paymaster Services was extended for six months by the ConCourt in March

Sassa: New cash payments service provider only ready by July

Article Paul Herman - 14 Mar 2018

The agency admitted in court papers there was no feasible solution to assist around 2.8-million beneficiaries before the April 1 deadline

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