Spotlight on social grants
Special GroundUp series on social grants
Deductions from social grants: how it all works
“First they steal our money, and then we are forced to beg them for a loan”
Analysis | 3 March 2017
Picket at SASSA offices as April deadline looms
Grant beneficiaries still complaining about deductions
News | 3 March 2017
Child grants can help mothers get better jobs
Research shows that grants make it easier for women to look for work
Opinion | 2 March 2017
SASSA withdraws application to Constitutional Court hours after filing it
Dlamini to meet provincial ministers over “chaos” at SASSA
News | 1 March 2017
SASSA’s last-ditch Constitutional Court bid
Agency asks Court to allow extension of Net1 grants payment contract
News | 28 February 2017
Last-minute contract may cost SASSA 30% more
Black Sash asks Constitutional Court to take back oversight of grant payments
News | 28 February 2017
SASSA beneficiaries coerced into “green” cards to get loans
Grant recipients told by SMS to move to EasyPay Everywhere card
News | 28 February 2017
Finance Minister announces 9% boost in social grant spending
Old age grant to rise R90 to R1,600 a month
Brief | 22 February 2017
SASSA prepares for “tough negotiations” over grant payments
Contract will stay within budget, MPs told
By Barbara Maregele and Alide Dasnois
News | 22 February 2017