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Covid-19 Updates
Sassa has received about five million applications for the R350 special Covid-19 grant
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has received about five million applications for the R350 special Covid-19 grant. This…
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Sassa says no new disability grants being processed yet
Another unsatisfactory day for many at the Sassa office in Pretoria. Some people, who waited hours to be helped, were…
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Sassa urges applicants to apply via phone or email
Sassa has pleaded with potential unemployment grant beneficiaries to use their cellphones and email facilities to access their grants instead…
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Sassa blames backlog for long queues at some offices
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is blaming the long queues at some of its offices on a backlog…
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Sassa offices reopen
The South African Social Security Agency resumes operations on Monday. Sassa offices have been closed since the lockdown began in…
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Sassa grant payouts running smoothly: officials
As grant payouts continue across the country on Thursday, there were long queues once again. But officials have painted a…
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Sassa regional offices & head office reopen but local offices only open on Monday
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu ordered that the offices be closed during the lockdown. The SA Social Security Agency’s (Sassa)…
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Sassa mistakenly makes double payments while others get nothing
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) was hit by accidental double payments in some areas, and no payments in others,…
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Here are Grant payment dates for May
The elderly and persons with disabilities will receive their money from 4 May, while all other grants will be paid…
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Sassa changes social grant payment dates
As of May, persons with disabilities and the elderly will be paid their grants on the 4th of the month…
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COVID-19 lockdown – Sassa warns against fake news about food parcels in KZN
During the national lockdown period, there are a lot of people who are desperate for government assistance and require food…
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Pensioners stuck in queues as Sassa pays out grants
Crowds of people are still lined up in droves to collect their monies and stock up on food and essentials…
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COVID-19: Sassa pays out grants early
The elderly and disabled are receiving their Sassa grant payouts on Monday and Tuesday. To enable this government has relaxed…
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Sassa beneficiaries affected by coronavirus measures
Sassa says beneficiaries should avoid collecting their grants on the first day of payment. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is also…
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Former Sassa officials in court for R700mn fraud
Former Sassa boss Edward Makiwane and other government officials have appeared in court on fraud charges. They allegedly defrauded the…
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Sassa informed Post Office of Uyinene’s murder accused criminal history
It’s emerged the South African State Security Agency (Sassa) had informed the South African Post Office (Sapo) officials of the…
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Sassa suspends 500 suspicious grants
Sassa says it has stopped 6 000 payments with the figure substantially going down to 500 in the August payment…
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Sassa stops payments to 2,800 bank accounts over fraud claims
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has put a “stop payment” instruction on 2,800 social grants accounts it has…
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Mzansi wants those Smallanyana Skeletons from Bathabile Dlamini
South Africans didn’t waste time in asking ANCWL President Bathabile Dlamini to drop the bombshell about the smallanyana skeletons. This…
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Sassa strike won’t hurt social grant payments
Sapo said their outlets nationally were making payments and operating normally. Social grant recipients should go to the grant payments…
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