Special GroundUp series on social grants
SASSA says only 8 million of the 13 million people who applied for the R350 grant were approved
24 September 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
Black Sash and Centre for Applied Legal Studies welcome the “message that everyone is equal before the law”
By James Stent
24 August 2021
“If I could, I would rather work”
By Liezl Human
19 August 2021
Frustrated temporary disability grant beneficiaries say SASSA offices are not coping
By Liezl Human
11 August 2021
SASSA says many buildings it used were damaged and electronic equipment looted
10 August 2021
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
28 July 2021
It just needs political will
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs
28 July 2021
Black Sash launches a report into the implementation and impact of the Covid-19 SRD Grant
By Theresa Edlmann, Engenas Senona, Erin Torkelson and Wanga Zembe
27 July 2021
Activists have so far collected over 62,000 signatures to petition for the R350 grant to be reintroduced
By Liezl Human
20 July 2021
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
14 July 2021
“It is untenable that the poorest and most vulnerable children should have to foot the bill for budget reallocations” says Katharine Hall
By Liezl Human
28 June 2021
Even as the push for a comprehensive grant gathers pace, civil society organisations doubt the political will is there
22 June 2021
Brother and sister used to rely on Covid-19 grant
17 June 2021
The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79%
By Liezl Human
10 June 2021