Articles for Marecia Damons

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SASSA assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September

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News | 28 August 2025

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Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

SASSA’s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants

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News | 28 August 2025

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SASSA to bring in biometrics for all social grant applications from September

The plan is to curb fraud and speed up processes

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Brief | 27 August 2025

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Hundreds of judgments are still late

And the late judgments list is also late

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Brief | 29 July 2025

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Delays in grant payments: here is what SASSA is doing to fix the problem

Steps taken to improve service as the agency ramps up its review on beneficiaries suspected of having undisclosed incomes

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News | 14 July 2025

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Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Silas Ani was last seen unconscious during a “drug raid” by police and Sizok’thola presenter Xolani Khumalo in April

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News | 3 July 2025

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Late judgments have increased. Here’s what’s being done to fix the problem

The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs

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News | 26 June 2025

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MPs not impressed with new SASSA verification process

Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions

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News | 19 June 2025

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

Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process

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News | 12 June 2025