Spotlight on social grants

Special GroundUp series on social grants

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Pensioners queue from 2am at SASSA office in Tshwane

Beneficiaries sleep on cardboard outside the Soshanguve office

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Brief | 19 May 2026

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Thousands of grants suspended after SASSA review process in Limpopo

SASSA says no grant has been incorrectly stopped, but beneficiaries are battling

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News | 16 April 2026

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Court rules CPS must pay SASSA

Company ordered to pay back R81-million in profits from unlawful contract

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Law | 8 April 2026

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Postbank to resume black card rollout in April

About 600,000 beneficiaries are still without the new card

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Brief | 27 March 2026

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Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

The Institute for Economic Justice says 75% of reported fraud cases have involved government employees, contractors or officials

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News | 12 March 2026

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Lesotho pensioner’s epic journey to renew her social grant

Macharles Mahlekele, 86, spent a night in a stuck taxi and two days sheltering with strangers after a flooded river blocked her route home

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News | 12 March 2026

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Activists criticise social grant “savings”

The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries

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News | 6 March 2026

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Budget 2026: Social grants to go up in April

Increases are slightly more than inflation

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News | 25 February 2026

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SASSA crackdown overwhelms KZN offices

People have to return several times to apply for grants or complete reviews

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Brief | 11 February 2026