Spotlight on social grants

Special GroundUp series on social grants

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The long queue for social grants

“With the scorching sun or rain, we always wait”

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Feature | 2 February 2017

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“We have failed” admits SASSA

CPS to run grant payment system for another year

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News | 1 February 2017

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Don’t panic says SASSA as payout takeover deadline looms

Plan to pay 17 million beneficiaries to be revealed in Parliament next week

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Brief | 27 January 2017

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SASSA contractor may have to pay back millions of rands

Cash Paymaster Services told to repay profits

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Analysis | 27 January 2017

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SASSA meeting postponed again

ANC MPs to attend lekgotla instead

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Brief | 24 January 2017

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Weeks from grant payment deadline, SASSA still has no plan

Call for tenders suddenly goes out

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News | 18 January 2017

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Old age pensioners should get funeral insurance, says Black Sash

Amendments to Social Assistance Act proposed

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News | 6 December 2016

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Social grants: Minister to make announcement on switchover

Black Sash warns of looming national crisis

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News | 28 November 2016

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Social grant recipients want answers from SASSA

Pietermaritzburg beneficiaries still waiting for their money

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Brief | 16 November 2016

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Social grants: victims of deductions protest in Durban

Pensioners complain of unauthorised airtime deductions

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News | 18 October 2016

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Black Sash gathers support for social grants campaign

“Hands off our Grants” event in St George’s Cathedral

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News | 12 October 2016

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Leticha and the debt trap

A case study of how vulnerable people are preyed upon

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Feature | 15 September 2016

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Grandmother with only one eye is still waiting for a house

Six people live in a small caravan in East London township

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News | 13 September 2016

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Mother of three left with R20 a month after illegal deductions from her social grant

Problem has gone viral, says Black Sash

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News | 9 September 2016

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R4,000 taken from 89-year-old’s pension for a loan he never took out

Black Sash takes on Net1 in social grant deductions court battle

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News | 15 August 2016

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Corruption allegations against Gideon Sam come back to life

Accusations against Sascoc president related to social grants result in urgent meeting

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News | 13 July 2016