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May Sassa Payment Dates
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a government institution responsible for administering social grants on behalf of the…
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SASSA announces April grant payment dates
SASSA announces April grant payment dates! The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially released the grant payment schedule…
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SASSA announces April 2025 grant payment dates
SASSA announces April 2025 grant payment dates! The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially released the payment dates…
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SASSA reports surge in SRD grant applications amid financial struggles
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reported a significant increase in applications for the Social Relief of Distress…
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69-year-old woman Devi Sigamoney appeals 10-year sentence for SASSA grant fraud
69-year-old woman Devi Sigamoney appeals 10-year sentence for SASSA grant fraud! A 69-year-old woman, Devi Sigamoney, has approached the Pretoria…
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Postbank nears one million issued SASSA black cards amid grant payment improvements
The Postbank has made significant strides in transitioning South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries from the old gold…
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SASSA card swap deadline in doubt, says Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele
The deadline for swapping old gold SASSA cards for new Postbank black cards has been extended to March 20, 2025,…
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Failure to switch to PostBank black card could result in disruptions in receiving grant money, says SASSA
Failure to switch to PostBank black card could result in disruptions in receiving grant money, says SASSA! South African Social…
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KZN man who allegedly robbed gogo of SASSA grant during first date to remain behind bars
KZN man who allegedly robbed gogo of SASSA grant during first date to remain behind bars! A 54-year-old Chatsworth man…
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SASSA announces January 2025 payment dates
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the payment dates for social grants and the COVID-19 Social Relief…
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Sassa CEO placed on suspension
Sassa CEO placed on suspension! Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, the CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), has been placed on…
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SASSA confirms grant payments for November 2024
SASSA confirms grant payments for November 2024! The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced the payment schedule for…
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SASSA grant payments for November 2024 confirmed
SASSA grant payments for November 2024 confirmed! The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially released the payment dates…
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Sassa & Home Affairs using biometrics to combat fraud as 17 million apply for ‘R370 grant’
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it is now using biometrics technology to verify applicants after seeing a…
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Sassa clears the air on disability grant assessments
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has reassured those applying for disability grants that doctors and nurses used to…
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Beneficiaries are still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system
Beneficiaries of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are still battling to complete the identity verification process, leaving…
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Elderly women & Sassa employee arrested in connection with disability grant fraud
Three accused, Mphekgwana Elisa Modjadji,59, Lefupane Mahloatlie Mamatome, 58, and Malekutu Walter Ramoshaba, 48, were released on bail after they…
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6 arrested, IDs and Sassa cards found in mashonisa raid
Six people have been arrested for allegedly running an illegal loan scheme in Mpumalanga, stealing their clients’ identity documents (ID)…
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2 Sassa officials suspended after allegedly performing ritual in Mpumalanga office
Two Mpumalanga Sassa officials have been suspended after allegedly performing a ritual in their office. The officials are seen on…
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‘The DA won’t take away your grants’ – says MP as Sassa branches inspected
DA shadow minister for social development Bridgette Masango said the party would not cancel social grants if it was elected…
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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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Post Office to close SASSA cash payment points at the end of March
The Postbank says its cash payment points for social grants at Post Office branches will no longer be operational by…
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Postbank: All SASSA grant beneficiaries, including those with expired gold cards will be paid
Postbank has assured that it would pay all SASSA grant beneficiaries, even those with expired gold cards. Postbank said that…
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Black Sash shocked that SASSA has failed to pay grants on time again
The Black Sash said it was shocked that SASSA had once again failed in its constitutional obligation to pay social…
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Fire sparked after child allegedly threw a firecracker at an old mattress
A fire razed the homes of 30 families in the Barcelona informal setmetlent after a child allegedly threw a firecracker…
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Postbank says SASSA gold cards not expiring in December
The South African Postbank has assured SASSA beneficiaries that their gold cards will continue to work and not expire in…
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Sassa confirms new address of Chatsworth offices
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) on Wednesday confirmed that it has secured a new site for its Chatsworth…
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3 state departments get notices to evacuate unsafe office building
Earlier this week, notices were issued to the Department of Health, Department of Home Affairs and the South African Social…
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Postbank: Sassa beneficiaries no longer need to switch banks to get paid grants
Postbank has assured South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries that they no longer needed to change to other banks…
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SASSA gold card holders to get social grants past December: Postbank
Postbank says SASSA gold card holders will continue receiving their social grants in December and beyond. The cards were set…
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Postbank reassures social grant recipients the system is ‘stable’
PostBank has assured recipients there won’t be a repeat of last month’s delays. This, after a “system glitch” left thousands…
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KZN Post Office branches may not have cash for Sassa grants
As millions of pensioners line up to collect their Sassa grant on Tuesday, Post Bank has urged SA Social Security…
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Postbank assures upcoming Sassa grant payments will go ahead without a glitch
Postbank has assured South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant recipients that upcoming payments will go ahead without a glitch,…
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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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Some Cape Town pensioners say they’ve lost faith in Sassa after payment glitches
The message from pensioners who have been affected by Postbank’s payment glitches is clear they have lost complete faith in…
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Sassa crisis: Still no money for the poor and elderly
Hundreds of thousands of social grant beneficiaries have been without food for days as they have not received their Sassa…
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Glitches disrupt social grant payments
Some social grant beneficiaries are unable to withdraw funds from ATMs and retailers due to technical glitches at Post Bank.…
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Delay in September Sassa grant payments
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has taken to social media to inform social grant beneficiaries that Postbank is…
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Sassa officials face investigation in pensions theft
According to the SIU, over a hundred Sassa officials are under investigation for fraud and various other irregularities. So far,…
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Sassa pension cards the new diamonds for NC shop owners
Northern Cape police have arrested shop owners for possession of Sassa pension cards, bank cards, and identity documents. A joint…
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Here are the Sassa payment dates for June
SASSA said people have experienced significant financial hardships as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “There are many individuals and…
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Sassa extends validity of gold cards
The South African Social Security Agency has extended the validity of gold cards until the end of the year. This…
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Expired Sassa gold cards valid until December
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has reiterated that beneficiaries with expired gold cards should not panic, as it…
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New changes to SASSA payment dates for May
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries have been urged to take note of the changes made to the payment…
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Western Cape Social Development Dept concerned about Post Bank’s new grant payment method
The Western Cape Social Development Department has raised concerns about the Post Bank’s new method of paying grant beneficiaries. The…
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Sapo to extend operating hours for renewal of Sassa beneficiaries’ cards
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) said South African Post Office branches countrywide will be operating for longer hours,…
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Sassa beneficiaries struggle to get card replacements at post offices
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is braving the challenge of assisting its beneficiaries with getting new cards. Sassa…
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DA claims Sassa misspent tax payer’s money
The Free State Regional office of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has allegedly spent a total of R1.5…
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Woman gets 5 years in jail after Sassa paid R300 000 disability grant to able-bodied people
The Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced 45-year-old Angelina Morongwe to five years’ imprisonment for defrauding the South African…
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Nehawu: Public sector strike far from over
The public sector wage strike is far from over. The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union have instructed all…
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