Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Covid-19 protocols are observed inside SASSA offices, but not in the snaking queues of people waiting outside
Social grant applicants spend the night huddled together outside in the hope of being helped
News | 8 December 2020
Covid-19: long queues are spreading the disease, warn health officials
But SASSA beneficiaries still have to queue for hours
By Joseph Chirume, Mkhuseli Sizani, Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 26 November 2020
Judge Makhubele is suspended … but still hearing cases
It is unclear why a judge facing impeachment was chosen to hear new matters concerning the executive
By James Stent
Law | 10 November 2020
Court rejects urgent bid to extend top-up grants
Millions of beneficiaries need the top-up to get by, argued Black Sash
By Zoë Postman
Law | 2 November 2020
People pay R50 bribe to post office staff to get their R350 Covid-19 grant
Women cry from hunger and sleep outside waiting to be served
News | 2 November 2020
Legal but reckless: Lending to social grant recipients
High interest rates are charged yet there is little risk to lenders
By Erin Torkelson, Deborah James and David Neves
Opinion | 29 October 2020
Covid-19 grant extended to January
But top-ups to other grants will come to an end, Finance Minister announces
By James Stent
Brief | 28 October 2020
After years of missing deadlines government wants 18 more months to solve foster grant crisis
Tens of thousands of children yet again at risk of losing their grants
By James Stent
News | 22 October 2020
SASSA determined to get back “every cent” owed by Cash Paymaster Services
CPS owes SASSA R1.5 billion, says spokesperson
By Zoë Postman
News | 20 October 2020