Articles for Marecia Damons

SASSA Gold Card deadline extended to 31 May

Postbank’s announcement comes after contradictory reports by SASSA and the Minister in the Presidency

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News | 28 March 2025

SASSA explains why it paid grants to 75,000 dead people

Systems are being improved to solve the problem

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News | 20 March 2025

Treasury and SASSA granted leave to appeal ruling on SRD grant

“Due to the complexity and seriousness of this case…it deserves the attention of the Supreme Court of Appeal,” says Judge Leonard Twala

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Brief | 19 March 2025

Only one million grantees have so far switched to Postbank’s new card

Postbank says it’s issuing over 30,000 per day to get as many people swapped before the 20 March deadline

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News | 18 March 2025

SASSA’s plans to shorten queues and improve grant payment system

About 1.4-million people still need to replace their SASSA cards before the deadline on Thursday

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News | 14 March 2025

Budget: Social grants to increase and VAT goes up

Finance minister announces above-inflation grant increases

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News | 12 March 2025

SASSA gets about 80,000 new SRD grant applications each month

17.4-million people have applied for the Social Relief of Distress grant since it was introduced in May 2020

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Brief | 11 March 2025

Here’s how a disabled person spent their grant

We spent time with 31-year-old Khanyo Mantshi from Khayelitsha who says his grant falls short of his needs

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News | 10 March 2025

Slow systems delay switch to new social grant card

Postbank acknowledges that completing the card transition before 20 March deadline is unlikely

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News | 6 March 2025