SASSA’s new ID verification process sparks alarm
A new identity verification process has been introduced for the Social Relief of Distress grant. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele... Read more
20 Jun, 2024
Post Office manager arrested for R2.2m SASSA fraud scandal
Cape Town — A South African Post Office (SAPO) general manager was arrested after he was accused of pocketing... Read more
14 Jun, 2024
Traditional leaders fight to keep SASSA cash pay points open
The decision to phase out SASSA cash points in rural areas has met with opposition from traditional leaders. Archive... Read more
9 Apr, 2024
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
Nzimande urges SASSA students to apply for NSFAS
Cape Town — Department of Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, has urged SASSA beneficiaries to apply for NSFAS funding... Read more
11 Jan, 2024
My children will go to school without shoes, says mom whose child grant has not been paid
SASSA says 150,000 child support grants have been suspended because of “fraudulent activities”. But grant recipients are puzzled. Archive... Read more
11 Jan, 2024
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
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) denies that there was anything exceptional about January’s payment run. But many... Read more
10 Jan, 2024
SASSA cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024
By Daniel Steyn GroundUp Postbank announced this week that from April 2024 social grant beneficiaries will no longer... Read more
12 Dec, 2023
Sassa gold cards to remain active past December – Postbank
Cape Town – Postbank has announced that social grants beneficiaries using Sassa gold cards will continue to receive their... Read more
25 Oct, 2023
