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Billions sit idle as poor cry for help
Parliamentary committee members have voiced outrage after the Department of Social Development underspent R4.879 billion allocated for social grants, returning vital funds to the…
Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle stipend delays, certification backlogs and weak delivery
The Services Seta has launched a new PMU aimed at improving governance, accelerating programme delivery and addressing delays in learner certification and stipend payments, as…
Social Grants get R292.8bn boost
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high…
SA binges on lawlessness, impunity
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa’s tolerance for “just one drink” has become a licence for mass death
How blockchain could end public sector fraud
The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse
Abuse of senior citizens an unspoken shame in South Africa
Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens
Three developments in January place unequal democracy back on the road to justice
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,…
Withdrawing SRD grant could save R36bn, but economists say it is here to stay
The grant budget is to be cut by R20 billion but it is unclear how the numbers will add up
Top cop ‘didn’t act against eviction’ by fraudster Howard Mashaba
The provincial police commissioner is the latest to be implicated in the fraudster’s contentious new hotel
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January
Sassa spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
Sassa cash pay points to be phased out by April 2024
Black Sash predicts a ‘devastating’ effect on grant recipients in rural areas
Hunger strikes the heart of South Africa
Pleas for food assistance to aid groups from the malnourished are intensifying in cities and rural areas
Child deaths reveal neglect of townships
The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored
Sassa ‘technical glitch’ leaves pensioners cashless
The agency says the problem has been resolved and pensioners can access their money as normal
How Sars was ‘defrauded’ of R13.9 million by Chetty ‘crime’ family
The son allegedly declared zero income in 2021 despite raking in R29 million in state contracts