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Social Development Department condemns brutal killing of Limpopo woman
Social Development Minister, Sisisi Tolashe, has condemned the brutal killing of a 45-year-old mother whose body was found by police…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bathabile Dlamini perjury trial to resume on Thursday
The Former Social Development Minister’s perjury trial has been postponed to Thursday. Dlamini pleaded not guilty in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s…
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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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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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Sassa cards to be replaced after security breach
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government is in talks with stakeholders to replace South African Social Security Agency cards…
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Sassa to deal with hundreds of thousands of expiring grants
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said 210 778 temporary disability grants, 222 021 disability-related grants and 11 234 care dependency…
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Minister Lindiwe Zulu calls for support to protect people with disabilities from GBV
Government is not doing enough to protect people with disabilities from gender-based violence, according to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.…
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Sassa must inform applicants why R350 grant was denied
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has extended the payment of some social grants that have expired or will lapse in…
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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu defends Covid-19 payments
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says her department has risen to the challenge to defend South Africans against the Covid-19…
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