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Paseka Letsatsi

Parents desperate after Sassa suspends 150,000 child support grants

South Africa

Parents desperate after Sassa suspends 150,000 child support grants

By Lerato Mutsila, Tamsin Metelerkamp, Naledi Sikhakhane, Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Grant recipients battle to renew Sassa/Postbank cards ahead of deadline

Maverick Citizen

Grant recipients battle to renew Sassa/Postbank cards ahead of deadline

By Chris Gilili and Vincent Lali

Spike in declined Sassa card transactions as grant recipients battle to access funds due to ‘glitch’

Maverick Citizen

Spike in declined Sassa card transactions as grant recipients battle to access funds due to ‘glitch’

By Marecia Damons

Sassa warns of delays with R350-grant payments for August

South Africa

Sassa warns of delays with R350-grant payments for August

By Marecia Damons

R350 to R624: Minister proposes threshold raise for distress grant as concerns over low approval rate mount

South Africa

R350 to R624: Minister proposes threshold raise for distress grant as concerns over low approval rate mount

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Backtrack: Sassa limits SRD grant back payments — implying exclusion of millions of recipients

South Africa

Backtrack: Sassa limits SRD grant back payments — implying exclusion of millions of recipients

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Sassa beneficiaries unable to access grants via Post Office — Black Sash

South Africa

Sassa beneficiaries unable to access grants via Post Office — Black Sash

By Liezl Human

Fact-checked: Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address

Politics

Fact-checked: Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address

By Africa Check

Government remains mum on activists' calls for Covid-19 grant extension

South Africa

Government remains mum on activists' calls for Covid-19 grant extension

By Marecia Damons