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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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