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‘We are hungry’ – Hundreds still waiting to be paid their SASSA grants and pensions

Cape Town — Hundreds of elderly citizens are still in anticipation of receiving their SASSA grant payments and pensions,... Read more

16 Sep

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Postbank resignations aimed at evading accountability – Gungubele

Cape Town – The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, has accused the board of directors and... Read more

15 Sep

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Postbank board axed over unlawful contracts

Grant beneficiaries sit in a long queue outside SASSA’s office in Bellville. Photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba... Read more

15 Sep

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Here’s what caused the social grant payment ‘glitch’

Postbank is in an ongoing court case with the former supplier, Electronic Connection, over its “payment switch” which enables... Read more

14 Sep

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Pensioners are still struggling to access grants, a week after ‘system glitch’

Many beneficiaries have still not been able to get their grant money, a week after a system “glitch”. Archive... Read more

13 Sep

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R350 grant: SASSA in court over ‘unfair’ exclusions

Agency accused of turning down too many applicants By Liezl Human GroundUp People queue for social grants outside the... Read more

6 Sep

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Post Office employee arrested for stealing R200 000 unclaimed SASSA funds

Cape Town – A Cape Town Post Office employee was reportedly arrested in connection with the theft of unclaimed... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

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Bathabile Dlamini asks court for leniency, says she only earns R110 000 a month – report

Cape Town – Former minister of social development Bathabile Dlamini’s lawyer Tshepiso Mphahlane reportedly pleaded with the Johannesburg magistrate’s... Read more

10 Mar, 2022

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Police arrest 3 people in possession of cash and several bank cards in Cape Town

Cape Town – Three people in possession of cash and several bank and SASSA cards belonging to different cardholders... Read more

14 Dec, 2021