Long queues, paid placeholders, offline systems and load-shedding leave social grant beneficiaries empty-handed
15 October 2021
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
4 October 2021
One pensioner had at least three months worth of her R1,890 monthly pension stolen
14 September 2021
Grant beneficiaries have to wait for hours in long queues, and spend more of their grants on travelling
By Liezl Human
13 September 2021
SASSA says many buildings it used were damaged and electronic equipment looted
10 August 2021
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
14 July 2021
“We’ve been using vaccines for years. I don’t understand why people are afraid of this vaccine” says Soweto pensioner
7 July 2021
But activists remain sceptical on whether it will alleviate the overburdened process for all vulnerable beneficiaries
By Liezl Human
21 June 2021
The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79%
By Liezl Human
10 June 2021
“With the grant I could buy food that lasted a month”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
18 May 2021
The former Minister of Social Development was ordered to personally pay the Black Sash Trust and Freedom Under Law
By Liezl Human
13 May 2021
Western Cape legislature says IPID report “disgraceful”
By Liezl Human
7 May 2021
Freedom Under Law has accused CPS of under-reporting its profits by R800 million
1 April 2021
This comes after police opened a water cannon on people queueing for grants in Bellville
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks
15 January 2021
SASSA says her old age grant will be paid in February
13 January 2021
53,000 disability grants have lapsed in the Western Cape
13 January 2021