Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Post Office will get deal to pay social grants by Friday
MPs still concerned with timeline of implementing the new payment system
Parliament | 21 November 2017
Net1 moneylender headed for court
Moneyline counters accusations of reckless lending to social grant beneficiaries
News | 15 November 2017
Corruption Watch R317 million SASSA case postponed
SASSA will not oppose Corruption Watch application
Brief | 13 November 2017
Post Office to pay social grants
MPs call for investigation into “delays by SASSA” in appointing the Post Office
News | 8 November 2017
MPs slam Social Development’s annual report
Problems include lapsed foster grants, missed targets for elderly, too many roadshows and much more
Parliament | 7 November 2017
Treasury steps in to break social grants deadlock
SASSA and Post Office fail to reach agreement
Parliament | 2 November 2017
SASSA, post office in desperate bid to solve grants crisis
MPs grill SASSA and Minister over failure to sign contract
News | 31 October 2017
SASSA will have one month to test new grants payment system
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini acknowledges that “time is an issue”
Brief | 30 October 2017
SASSA offers Post Office payment of social grants
A deal could help revive South Africa’s postal service
Brief | 19 October 2017