SASSA to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected
The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is... Read more
22 Jan
DA calls on SIU to urgently investigate allegations of SASSA CEO fraud
Cape Town — The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the preliminary suspension of the South African Social Security Agency... Read more
6 Dec, 2024
SASSA CEO suspended pending preliminary investigation
Cape Town — The Minister of Social Development, Ms Nokuzola Tolashe, announced the preliminary suspension of the South African... Read more
4 Dec, 2024
DA calls on SIU to investigate fraud of SASSA’s SRD grant
Cape Town — The Democratic Alliance (DA) wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa to request an urgent Presidential Proclamation for... Read more
28 Nov, 2024
SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs
Long queues in February 2024 outside the SASSA office in Khayelitsha. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana By Marecia Damons Western... Read more
17 Nov, 2024
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
Alternative SASSA system to be introduced, minister tells MPs
A week after two students uncovered a grant system vulnerable to fraud at the South African Social Security Agency... Read more
25 Oct, 2024
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
Social grant fraud: SASSA needs to act, not deny
By Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai GroundUp The South African Social Security Agency has reacted defensively to serious findings... Read more
20 Oct, 2024
SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments
People queue for social grants outside the SASSA office in Eerste River, Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks By... Read more
13 Oct, 2024
