Countries

Sassa denies stealing grants — ‘no unauthorised deductions, fraudsters targeting beneficiaries’

Cape Town –  The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has denied making unauthorised deductions from grant recipients’ payments.... Read more

11 Aug

Business

Loan company exploited social grant beneficiaries, court rules

The high court in Johannesburg has ruled against JDG Trading. By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti An insurance product infringes on... Read more

20 Jun

Countries

New biometric testing for SASSA beneficiaries without IDs

SASSA is introducing mandatory biometrics for social grant beneficaries without an ID or a passport from next month to... Read more

24 Apr

Business

‘If you come here after 7h30, you probably won’t get helped’: The struggle to get into a SASSA office

William Gys was one of about 90 people waiting to be assisted at SASSA’s office in Eerste River on... Read more

11 Aug, 2024

Business

Beneficiaries still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with... Read more

30 Jul, 2024

Countries

SASSA paid R150m to dead beneficiaries in the last three years

Cape Town — The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has irregularly paid R150 million to now-dead beneficiaries over... Read more

2 Feb, 2024

Countries

More than 150 000 outstanding SASSA beneficiaries not paid for January

Cape Town — The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) revealed that over 150 000  people did not receive... Read more

10 Jan, 2024