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Many R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries are complaining of fraudsters taking their cellphone numbers, preventing them from accessing their grants. Archive photo: Nomfundo Xolo
COVID 19 SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT

Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers

Sassa says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud

  • Daniel Steyn
2 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. File Photo
MTBPS 2023

The Fiscal Cliff | Will austerity push South Africa to the brink?

Today, as the country awaits the next update on the state of its public purse, the prospect of a debt crisis seems more imminent than before. This is as South Africa’s fiscal…

  • Sarah Smit
8 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation on Sunday 25 July in a televised broadcast that the country is fighting two battles.
ADJUSTED LEVEL 3

South Africa moves back to adjusted level 3, schools to reopen on Monday

Vaccination capacity to be increased as the government announces financial support measures for those affected by Covid-19 restrictions and the recent civil unrest

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read