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Ex-Minister Lindiwe Zulu says she’s happy where she is, but remains available to serve South Africans
Outgoing Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says she feels grateful for the opportunity she had to serve as a Cabinet…
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Lindiwe Zulu blasts those celebrating her axing from parliament
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has taken aim at those celebrating her leaving the National Assembly. The minister was not…
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SAPS: Child protection a daily focus for officers
The South African Police Service (SAPS) said that child protection was a daily focus for its officers by ensuring that…
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Lindiwe Zulu launches Child Protection Month in Kimberley
On Sunday, Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, launched Child Protection Month in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Zulu maintains that society has…
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Employee exposes colleagues’ alleged plan to scam Sassa
Two South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) employees are due to appear in court after a colleague lifted the lid…
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2-year-old toddler repatriated back to SA from Senegal prison
The Social Development Department has successfully repatriated a two-year-old toddler from a prison in Senegal. Social workers from the department…
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Social Development & Central Drug Authority hosting summit on substance abuse and illicit trafficking
The Social Development Department and the Central Drug Authority are hosting a three-day summit in Boksburg on substance abuse and…
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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu launches child support grant review
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has launched the child poverty and child support grant review. It offers a comprehensive review…
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Western Cape ANC fends off criticism of Minister Zulu over failed Sassa payments
African National Congress (ANC) members in the Western Cape legislature have defended Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu from criticism over…
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Lindiwe Zulu accused of covering up Sassa-Postbank glitch
Western Cape Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez has accused her national counterpart Lindiwe Zulu of misleading the public about the…
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DA: Social grants crisis evidence govt not doing its job
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Bridget Masango said that the social grants crisis was evidence that the government was not doing…
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Social Development working around the clock to sort out Sassa non-payment, says Lindiwe Zulu
The Department of Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, says that her department is working around the clock ensure that grant…
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Government to deal with those responsible of social grant payment delays
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says those responsible for the delays in social grant payments will be held responsible. Thousands…
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MPs breathe fire over handling of grant payment glitches at Postbank
Members of Parliament are fuming over the handling of the grant payment glitches at the Postbank that have left thousands…
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Lindiwe Zulu apologizes for social grant payout delays, puts blame on Postbank
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has apologized unreservedly to grant beneficiaries who are unable to access their money in…
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Government to clear the air on social grant payout delays for September
Social grant beneficiaries will finally get an explanation on why their payouts were delayed in September. It’s understood a technical…
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Lindiwe Zulu speaks on Joburg CBD fire: ‘Whether we like it or not, this is the result of apartheid’
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says apartheid is to blame for a blaze that ripped through a building in the…
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Constitutional Court declares Children’s Act section on same-s.e.x parental rights invalid
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared Section 40 of the Children’s Act unconstitutional and invalid as it discriminates against couples…
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Calls to protect the elderly on World Elder Abuse Day
15 June is commemorated globally as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This year it’s focusing on gender-based violence among the…
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Nearly eight million social grant applications approved
The Department of Social Development says its approved nearly 8 million applications of the R350 social relief grant. Social Development…
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Calls to overhaul Sassa system
Pensioners and other state grant recipients have been experiencing problems at the South African Social Security Agency offices for years.…
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More than 200 people accused of looting SRD grants are still employed by Sassa, only 1 dismissed
Of the more than 200 SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials who fraudulently accessed the Social Relief of Distress (SRD)…
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Number of recipients for R350 relief grant down to 7.5 million, says Minister Zulu
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said on Monday that the number of recipients for the R350 social relief of distress…
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Lindiwe Zulu concerned about alarming number of teen mothers in the Western Cape
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu put the focus on teenage pregnancy during an oversight visit in Khayelitsha. She said most…
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SRD grant beneficiaries calling for the removal of Minister Lindiwe Zulu
As public comments seeking to amend the regulations for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant closed on Friday, a…
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Lindiwe Zulu: ANC committed to ensuring democracy develops in Eswatini
African National Congress National Executive Committee member Lindiwe Zulu said the country had again pledged its solidarity with the people…
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Lindiwe Zulu assures ANC staff their salaries will be paid
ANC Finance Committee member Lindiwe Zulu has assured party employees who haven’t been paid their June salaries that they will…
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Dept of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant, including increase
The Social Develompent Department said that it was concerned by the low number of approved applications for the special COVID-19…
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Minister Zulu proposes those who earn R624 or less p/m receive R350 relief grant
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has proposed that those who earn R624 per month or less must receive the R350…
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Lindiwe Zulu calls for assistance on high teenage pregnancy rate
The Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu wrapped up the last day of Child Protection Week by calling on government…
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R44 billion allocated for Sassa SRD grant, but govt can only assist 10.5 million people monthly
Minister Lindiwe Zulu tabled the department’s budget vote in the National Assembly on Friday, which included an update on the…
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Minister Lindiwe Zulu: Qualified beneficiaries of R350 relief grant will receive money by June
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said that all South Africans who applied and qualified for the R350 social relief of…
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Chinese ambassador donates R1 million to KZN flood victims
The Chinese Ambassador in South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, has become the latest to lend a helping hand to the victims…
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South Africa’s plan to donate R50 million to Cuba’s hungry blasted by civil society organisations
Dozens of South African civil society organizations from across the country have banded together to form a coalition to denounce…
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Govt discusses basic income grant with civil society organisations
There is a need to work towards affordable and sustainable social protection mechanisms that complement job creation and drive local…
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s contacts urged to isolate and get tested
People who came into contact with President Cyril Ramaphosa at FW De Klerk’s Memorial on Sunday, are being urged to…
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Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu tests positive for Covid-19
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning. The minister’s positive result comes in the…
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ANC tries to win back Ace Magashule supporters in Phuthatitjhaba
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has spent the better part of his Sunday in the highly-contested Phuthatitjhaba to try to shore…
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Caregivers without ID documents now eligible for SRD grants
Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela Khambule said that it was not making sense to sideline this cohort even when there were…
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Sassa probing 177 000 public servants receiving social grants
The South African Social Services Agency (Sassa) initiated the process to suspend social grants – with the exception of foster…
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Al Jama-ah to file report to Parliament on how Maintenance Act fails women
The Al Jama-ah political party will be filing a report to parliament about how the Maintenance Act was apparently failing…
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Minister Lindiwe Zulu withdraws green paper on social security reform
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has withdrawn the green paper on comprehensive social security and retirement reform less than two weeks…
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Sassa issues notice as deadline looms for uncollected SRD grants
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has issued a notice to all social relief of distress (SRD) grant recipients…
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Recipients who didn’t receive their R350 grant last year will be paid, says Minister Zulu
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has promised that recipients who did not receive their COVID-19 grants between May last year…
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COVID-19 relief grant applications to open on Friday – here’s how to apply
Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applications will be opened from Friday 6 August, according to an announcement…
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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu urges people to reapply for social distress grant
The Social Development Minister has reiterated that everyone needs to reapply for the COVID-19 relief grant. Lindiwe Zulu was briefing…
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Lindiwe Zulu: Reapply for social grants
South Africans will have to reapply for the R350 social relief grant. The Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, says all…
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COVID-19: Limpopo latest to join social development sector vaccination rollout campaign
The social development sector has ramped up its vaccination programme across the country, with Limpopo joining other provinces in the…
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DA wants to visit KZN and Gauteng for social relief measures to poor
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants a parliamentary committee to visit areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng affected by looting and violence…
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Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s P0rn photo breaks the internet
Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s apparent background p0rn picture is fake. This is a word from the Department of Social Development, which…
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