Grant

Serious flaws in SASSA system, MPs are told – again

An investigation into SASSA’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system has revealed significant security flaws which leave the... Read more

27 Feb, 2025

The ANC’s official statement on its January lekgotla makes no mention of the Basic Income Grant, in spite of... Read more

6 Feb, 2025

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

Willem Witbooi is one of about nine million South Africans who get the R370 Social Relief of Distress grant.... Read more

6 Dec, 2024

Illustration: Lisa Nelson By Marecia Damons Some Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries approved in October are still waiting... Read more

13 Nov, 2024

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for SASSA beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire... Read more

10 Nov, 2024

Cape Town – Eskom and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a R125 million grant agreement to support... Read more

8 Nov, 2024

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

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

An initiative called the Unconditional Cash Transfer Project has shown the positive impact of giving cash grants to unemployed... Read more

1 Oct, 2024