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Sassa warns against scam on social media
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is warning against a scam making the rounds on social media. The post…
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Sassa: September R350 social relief of distress grants still outstanding
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) said on Monday it’s running a month behind on issuing the R350 social…
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Woman convicted of killing her granny & spending Sassa grant
A 31-year-old woman has been convicted of killing her grandmother and spending her Sassa grant. Nomaswazi Rachel Tshabalala appeared in…
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Lindiwe Zulu intervenes after Sassa beneficiaries in Khayelitsha are left in limbo
Pressure is mounting on Sassa to find an alternative office for social grant beneficiaries in the Khayelitsha area. Black Sash…
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SASSA grant recipients to receive their payments from Monday
Social grant recipients will start receiving their payments from Monday, and pensioners are first in line. The South African Social…
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Minister Nzimande says Sassa may be involved in NSFAS corruption
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Friday said he suspected that the entry point to corruption over funding…
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Delayed COVID-19 grant payments to be paid this week
People whose COVID-19 grant applications were rejected can expect payment. According to South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) payment can…
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Reconsideration of COVID-19 grant payments underway
Around 750,000 payments of the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant have so far been made. That’s according to Sassa…
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Sassa warns social grant recipients against new gold card scam
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has warned the public about a scam in which fraudsters are deceiving social…
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Calls for Sassa to ensure new grant payment come at no cost to recipients
A civil society organization has called on the Department of Social Development to ensure that the new arrangements for the…
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Here’s where to get your SASSA and R350 grant
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has said it is facing challenges beyond its control. In a statement released…
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Post Office urges Sassa beneficiaries to use supermarket or ATM for payments
The Post Office said South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries who usually use the postal service for their transactions…
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SASSA not processing new applications for the R350 Covid grant
No new R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grants will be processed until the government amends the regulations to shift…
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Illegal document manufacturing plant uncovered in Hillbrow
A tip-off from the community has led to the arrest of a 47-year-old suspect who was found with fraudulent documents…
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Update on Langa fire: Initial assessment reports over 1 200 people affected
The City of Cape Town has numerous departments on the ground to assist those affected by a fire that ravaged…
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KZN Cogta increases Sassa grant
Deputy Social Development Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, is visiting families affected by the floods. She will be in Ugu District in…
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Black Sash welcomes Bathabile Dlamini’s sentence
Black Sash has welcomed the sentence handed down to former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini for perjury when she lied…
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DA MP slams Bathabile Dlamini’s leniency plea
The DA is calling for a harsh sentence for former Social Development Department Minister Bathabile Dlamini. She was found guilty…
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Sentencing proceedings against Bathabile Dlamini postponed to April
Sentencing proceedings have been postponed to 1 April in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court where former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini…
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Sassa social grant payment dates confirmed for January 2022
The Department of Social Development has confirmed payment dates for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) January 2022 grants.…
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