Articles for Marecia Damons

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People wait months to be verified for R370 SRD grant

SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system

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News | 22 October 2024

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MPs demand Postbank explain “persistent” problems with social grants

Beneficiaries with gold cards have been struggling to access their grants

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News | 15 October 2024

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SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments

But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made

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News | 11 October 2024

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More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September

Most applicants have never had a job

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Brief | 2 October 2024

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Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape

Two officials have faced disciplinary processes and received final written warnings

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News | 30 September 2024

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Fairtrade suspends local producer over farm workers’ poor conditions

Women on Farms is calling for better policing of the Fairtrade standards on certified farms

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News | 27 September 2024

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E-hailing drivers on strike in Cape Town

Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions

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News | 17 September 2024

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SASSA underspent R4-billion on SRD grants, says Auditor General

Members of Parliament criticise the agency for R316-million in overpayments

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News | 12 September 2024

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Health department misses another deadline to provide nurses with uniforms

The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November

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News | 10 September 2024

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Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

#PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say regulations exclude many people who are eligible; government disagrees

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News | 2 September 2024

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Thousands of teaching posts to be cut in the Western Cape

Schools are expected to receive their 2025 staff allocations on Friday

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News | 27 August 2024

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Researchers raise alarm about access to Child Support Grant

Poverty rates are rising but fewer babies are getting the grant, a UCT study finds

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News | 23 August 2024

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Riverlands families struggle to pick up the pieces after flash floods

Clean-up operations are underway

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News | 20 August 2024

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SASSA office in Strand will only re-open after September

Applicants for grants urged to use the online system

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Brief | 20 August 2024

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Security guard strike hits Western Cape SASSA offices

Several offices closed on Tuesday

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Brief | 14 August 2024

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“If you come here after 7h30, you probably won’t get helped”: the struggle to get into a SASSA office

Social grant beneficiaries get up before dawn or sleep outside the office in Eerste River

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News | 8 August 2024