The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse
Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens
The Expropriation Bill was signed into law; the families of victims of apartheid-era human rights violations want to know why the TRC recommendations haven’t been implemented, and the court has ordered that shortfalls in social grants be addressed
The provincial police commissioner is the latest to be implicated in the fraudster’s contentious new hotel
The minister has been accused by the Postbank board of being treated with hostility, undermined and disrespected
The under-investment in cash transfers and caring services by the government suggests that many may well fall still further behind
The son allegedly declared zero income in 2021 despite raking in R29 million in state contracts
The social development department has been allocated R35.7 billion to fund the extended social relief of distress grant
Salamina Khoza and Sarathamoney Sigamoney are accused of fronting for companies that received nearly R150m in ‘fraudulent’ police contracts
Poor leadership and accountability hindered the entity from developing proper procedures to deal with those responsible for mismanagement and fraud
Of the 4 983 households affected by the floods only 1 197 have been assessed and the majority are still living in mass-relief shelters
In its economic survey, the OECD recommends increasing VAT or broadening the base of corporate and personal income taxes to pay for the grant
A company implicated in the Special Investigating Unit report is still doing business with the South African Social Security Agency
Welfare agency allegedly bent procurement process to suit a contractor previously found guilty of collusion, and preferred bidder Corporate Cleaning wants damages paid
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
The former minister of social development is alleged to have lied under oath
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
There are concerns that post office branch closures will make it difficult for beneficiaries to access the grant
Minister Lindiwe Zulu made wide-ranging announcements on Friday, including how early childhood development centres should operate under level-four lockdown
The social security agency has ‘lost’ R2-billion on unnecessary salaries and through wasteful expenditure
Human rights organisations are advocating a state safety net for the millions of South Africans who have been left hungry after the R350 social relief of distress grant was discontinued on 30 April
Totsie Memela-Khambula has known about allegations of a nepotistic tender for months but taken no action
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate found no misconduct was committed by police who used a water cannon on a crowd outside the Sassa office in Bellville, Cape Town
The court has given Cash Paymaster Services 15 days to provide all documents that will allow the treasury to calculate the sum it needs to refund the social security agency
A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant payment system
The Covid-19 relief grant helped millions of South Africans, but it ended in January. The M&G spoke to unemployed youth who found the money helpful
If President Cyril Ramaphosa’s crackdown on corruption is to succeed, new rules for lobbying and tenders need to be implemented
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security
Towards the end of level four of the lockdown, Sassa offices reopened for applications for old age pensions and childcare and foster care grants, but not for disability grants
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
Sassa is keen to try out online registration to process applications for the Covid-19 relief grant, but NGOs are wary because not all intended beneficiaries are able to access data