Special GroundUp series on social grants
Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid
News | 26 June 2024
Biometric identification has been introduced to fight fraud, says agency
News | 19 June 2024
And the R2,180 monthly amount is too little to cover the costs of caring for a child with disabilities
By Daniel Steyn
News | 23 May 2024
South Africa can learn from Brazil
Abby May, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
Analysis | 13 May 2024
There are risks in using a private company to pay the grants
Abby May, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
Analysis | 10 May 2024
The sad history of Net1 and the Post Office shows that this is an important question
Abby May, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
Analysis | 8 May 2024
But SASSA says it’s too late
By Masoka Dube
News | 9 April 2024
“People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here,” says resident
Brief | 8 April 2024
Tribal authority promises to take up the issue
By Masoka Dube
Brief | 26 March 2024
Old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants up by R90 in April and another R10 from October
News | 21 February 2024
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care
News | 21 February 2024
Even those who slept at the offices are not sure to be served
Brief | 16 February 2024
Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs
By Daniel Steyn
News | 15 February 2024
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 16 January 2024
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended
By Daniel Steyn
News | 10 January 2024
SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 9 January 2024