Business Explosive court ruling on SRD grant Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional... Read more 26 Jan, 2025
Business Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant Willem Witbooi is one of about nine million South Africans who get the R370 Social Relief of Distress grant.... Read more 6 Dec, 2024
Countries SRD R370 grant beneficiaries approved in October still waiting for payment Illustration: Lisa Nelson By Marecia Damons Some Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries approved in October are still waiting... Read more 13 Nov, 2024
Business SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for SASSA beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire... Read more 10 Nov, 2024
Business Eskom partners with French agency for R125m grant to boost clean energy Cape Town – Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a R125 million grant agreement to support... Read more 8 Nov, 2024
Countries Disability grant applicant collapses in long queue at SASSA office Lwandiso Jojiwe collapsed from a seizure outside SASSA’s Bellville office in Cape Town while waiting to apply for a... Read more 24 Oct, 2024
Countries More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September By Marecia Damons More than 17 million people applied for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in... Read more 3 Oct, 2024
Countries R2,000 unconditional grant improves lives, KZN study finds An initiative called the Unconditional Cash Transfer Project has shown the positive impact of giving cash grants to unemployed... Read more 1 Oct, 2024
Business Godongwana announces an increase in R350 grant Cape Town — Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will be increased from... Read more 15 Mar, 2024
Countries Multimillion-rand Gauteng beauty academy grant under investigation Grants of more than R63-million over two years to this institution in Johannesburg are currently under investigation by the... Read more 22 Jan, 2024