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South Africa: Sassa Biometric System Suspended As Strike Rolls On
News24Wire, 10 October 2018
The social development department has agreed to suspend the biometric enrolment of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries after a meeting with the National… Read more »
South Africa's Social Grant Strike Rolls On
The social development department has agreed to suspend the biometric enrolment of South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries after a meeting with the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union. Thousands of Sassa employees embarked on a strike on Wednesday over several complaints - the main one being the biometric system. The strike has not yet been called off because the union has to present the agreement to its members.
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