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South Africa: Black Sash Petitions Social Development Minister to Oversee SASSA
GroundUp, 14 June 2023
The civil society organisation lists numerous issues with social grant payments it says need to be addressed urgently Read more »
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South Africa: No Evidence South Africa's Governing Party Will 'Load Shed' Essential Social Grants in 2024
Africa Check, 9 June 2023
IN SHORT: South Africa's temporary Covid relief grant benefits about 10 million people, but will end in March 2024. But this doesn't mean all social grants, for old people,… Read more »
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South Africa: Long Delays At Home Affairs Mean Refugees Are Missing Out On Social Grants
GroundUp, 19 May 2023
Legal Resources Centre says these delays are "incredibly worrying" Read more »
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South Africa: Expired Sassa Gold Cards Validity Extended to End of the Year
SAnews.gov.za, 8 May 2023
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has assured social grant beneficiaries with gold cards that they can still receive their grants without any disruptions until the… Read more »
Rights Group Seeks South African Social Security Agency Oversight
The Black Sash has handed over a petition to the Department of Social Development calling on Minister Lindiwe Zulu to introduce a permanent universal basic income grant and to set up a task team to oversee the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), GroundUp reports.
The Black Sash petition notes various issues with grant payments, including: the shrinking footprint of cash pay points, post offices closing, post office pay points and ATMs running out of cash, claims of not having loadshedding contingency plans, and no clear plan to replace expired SASSA cards.
InFocus
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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 »
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Allegations that the South African Social Security Agency's (Sassa) offices would be closed during December and that grant beneficiaries would not receive their January payments ... Read more »
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'With news emerging today that Minister Dlamini's daughter is in business with the new SASSA CEO, Pearl Bhengu, it has become clear that Minister Dlamini can no longer be ... Read more »
A South African Social Security Agency van at Parliament (file photo).
