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Gallery front |  Albums |  Social Grants

Album name: Social Grants

Sassa office
Sassa office
People queue for social grants outside the Sassa office in Eerste River.
10 October 2018
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe during a meeting between SASSA and the Post Office about the state of social grats at the Old Assembly at Parliament.
8 November 2017
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe during a meeting between SASSA and the Post Office about the state of social grats at the Old Assembly at Parliament.
8 November 2017
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe during a meeting between SASSA and the Post Office about the state of social grats at the Old Assembly at Parliament.
8 November 2017
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini during a meeting between SASSA and the Post Office about the state of social grats at the Old Assembly at Parliament.
8 November 2017
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
SASSA and the Post Office on Social Grants
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini during a meeting between SASSA and the Post Office about the state of social grats at the Old Assembly at Parliament.
8 November 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
South African Post Office (SAPO) CEO Mark Barnes during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
South African Post Office (SAPO) CEO Mark Barnes during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
South African Post Office (SAPO) CEO Mark Barnes during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
South African Post Office (SAPO) CEO Mark Barnes during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Joint meeting between Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and t…
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini during a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the Old Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town.
31 October 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
A social grant beneficiary shows off her Easy Pay green card during a picket for social grants outside Parliament.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Acting Director General of Social Development, Vilakazi Nelisiwe, arrives to receive a memorandum from protesters picketing over social grants.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
92 years old, Maria Skonana from Site C in Khayelitsha attends a picket for better social grants outside Parliament.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants
Picket for Social Grants
Civil society organisations and social grant recipients hold a picket outside the gates of Parliament demanding an end to illegal deductions, outsourcing and an increase to the amount of grant money paid out amongst other things.
25 May 2017
Picket for Social Grants.
Picket for Social Grants.
A sassa branded truck is seen inside the gates of Parliament.
25 May 2017
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
People affiliated with the Black Sash movement can be seen holding a protest outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg as the case involving the social grants proceeded inside. In green are women from the ANCWL who come to show support for the Minister Dlamini.
15 March 2017
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Social Grants in the Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court judges are seen as they enter the court room during the case involving social grants.
15 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
A South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) report during a Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) briefing with Pravin Gordhan
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan briefs the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas during the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan and Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas during the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) regarding the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the state of the grant payment system at the Old Assembly in Parliament.
14 March 2017
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Pravin Gordhan briefs SCOPA
Themba Godi, chairperson of the Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appeared before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
14 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
Themba Godi, chairperson of the Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appeared before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, national spokesperson of the EFF attends a Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appeared before SCOPA to discuss social grants. Download
7 March 2017
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, national spokesperson of the EFF attends a Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appeared before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
SCOPA briefing with Bathabile Dlamini
SASSA Acting CEO Vuelwa Nhlapo attends a Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. The Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appeared before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Bathabile Dlamini appears before SCOPA
Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini appears before Parliament's Standing Committee On Public Accounts (SCOPA) in the Old Assembly in Parliament. Dlamini was asked before SCOPA to discuss social grants.
7 March 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Athlone, Cape Town
1 February 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Mdantsane, East London
1 February 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Gugulethu, Cape Town
1 February 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Gugulethu, Cape Town
1 February 2017
Photo of people queuing for social grants
Photo of people queuing for social grants
People queue for social grants in Athlone, Cape Town
1 February 2017
Social grant demonstaters
Social grant demonstaters
Supporters of the “Hands off our Grants’ campaign demonstrated outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town
12 October 2016
Social grant demonstaters
Social grant demonstaters
Supporters of the “Hands off our Grants" campaign demonstrate outside St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town
12 October 2016
Social grant demonstaters
Social grant demonstaters
Supporters of the “Hands off our Grants’ campaign demonstrated outside St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
12 October 2016

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