Social Grants

WATCH | ‘We are not buying votes’: Mantashe hits back over grant, RDP remarks

Johannesburg – ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has defended remarks made during a door-to-door campaign in Freedom Park over... Read more

8 Sep

Countries

WATCH | ‘We will double your grants’: Malema makes R4,500 Sassa pledge

North West – EFF leader Julius Malema has promised increased social grants, allowances for unemployed graduates and free electricity... Read more

7 Sep

Business

Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hope

Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg There is now a growing global consensus that additional measures are needed to support... Read more

7 Nov, 2025

Business

Loan company exploited social grant beneficiaries, court rules

The high court in Johannesburg has ruled against JDG Trading. By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti An insurance product infringes on... Read more

20 Jun, 2025

Business

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with SASSA’s system

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification... Read more

12 Jun, 2025

Business

The rise of social grants in South Africa: A 1,000% increase since 1994

Cape Town – In South Africa, social grants have surged over the past few decades, with the number of... Read more

20 Mar, 2025

Business

Budget: Social grants to increase and VAT goes up

Protesters called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to lift taxes on foodstuffs ahead of the budget on Wednesday. Godongwana... Read more

13 Mar, 2025

Countries

Fear of losing the payment used to be a reason to vote for the ANC, but no longer – study

Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg and Yolanda Sadie, University of Johannesburg Social grants to reduce poverty feature prominently in... Read more

21 May, 2024

Social Grants

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