BRIEF
17 September 2020
About 6,000 grants were paid late in the Eastern Cape
By Thamsanqa Mbovane
NEWS
11 September 2020
6,000 grants not paid due to “technical glitch”
12 August 2020
Dozens more people plan to spend Wednesday night outside the KwaNobuhle mall to be first in line tomorrow
14 July 2020
Post Office urges people to wait for an SMS confirming funds are available
By Nokulunga Majola
27 May 2020
“I noticed that most people getting served were those who had camped here the night before, so I decided to join them”
By Johnnie Isaac
26 May 2020
SASSA says it’s only accepting online applications for the Covid-19 Relief Grant
By Buziwe Nocuze
21 May 2020
The line outside the offices in Long Street has been snaking for days
Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
30 March 2020
“Our biggest concern is when the virus reaches rural areas and townships”
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
31 October 2019
Thousands of foster care grants at stake
By Barbara Maregele
22 October 2019
Offices unstaffed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg
By Nompendulo Ngubane
26 April 2019
“If you do not sleep here, you will not get assisted”
By Velani Ludidi
29 November 2018
Application was brought by beneficiaries with EasyPay Everywhere accounts held at Grindrod Bank
By Ciaran Ryan
30 August 2018
Social Development Minister to address claims by CPS on Friday
LAW
Delays could have been avoided by Dlamini and former CEO Pearl Bhengu but their conduct was not “in bad faith or grossly negligent”
By Zoë Postman
21 August 2018
Despite being notified of the disaster SASSA has done nothing for the 12 families in Wallacedene who lost everything in a fire
By Vincent Lali
20 August 2018
Pensioners in Pietermaritzburg complain of long lines and not being helped
