Special GroundUp series on social grants
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
Brief | 4 October 2021
SASSA says only 8 million of the 13 million people who applied for the R350 grant were approved
News | 24 September 2021
One pensioner had at least three months worth of her R1,890 monthly pension stolen
News | 14 September 2021
Grant beneficiaries have to wait for hours in long queues, and spend more of their grants on travelling
By Liezl Human
News | 13 September 2021
Black Sash and Centre for Applied Legal Studies welcome the “message that everyone is equal before the law”
By James Stent
News | 24 August 2021
“If I could, I would rather work”
By Liezl Human
News | 19 August 2021
Frustrated temporary disability grant beneficiaries say SASSA offices are not coping
By Liezl Human
News | 11 August 2021
SASSA says many buildings it used were damaged and electronic equipment looted
News | 10 August 2021
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
News | 28 July 2021
It just needs political will
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 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
Opinion | 27 July 2021
Activists have so far collected over 62,000 signatures to petition for the R350 grant to be reintroduced
By Liezl Human
Brief | 20 July 2021
Cash paypoints across the country have been closed due to the unrest
By Liezl Human
Brief | 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
News | 28 June 2021
Even as the push for a comprehensive grant gathers pace, civil society organisations doubt the political will is there
News | 22 June 2021
Brother and sister used to rely on Covid-19 grant
Brief | 17 June 2021