Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Black Sash raises red flag over future of SASSA accounts
Social grant cards will not expire on 31 December
News | 17 October 2017
Foster grants – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
Six years after ruling, huge backlogs persist as December court deadline looms
Parliament | 12 October 2017
Only one third of SASSA disputed deductions resolved
MPs grill agency on damning annual report
Parliament | 6 October 2017
We’re unfairly treated, says Bathabile Dlamini
Minister tells MPs to stop criticising SASSA officials
News | 6 September 2017
1Life to refund pensioner after unexplained policy deductions
“They said one of my children signed me up, but I have never heard of the person with that name”
News | 28 August 2017
City boots SASSA out of Witsand
Social grant beneficiaries now have to walk 10km
Brief | 23 August 2017
How Net1 will make money after social grant contract ends
Card linking grant recipients to company’s services will remain active
News | 18 August 2017
Social grants: MPs accuse SASSA of deliberate delays
Post Office’s role in grant payments unclear
Parliament | 15 August 2017
Black Sash appeals social grants deduction case
Organisation argues that High Court failed to recognise history of predatory practices
Law | 4 August 2017