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By Anele Zulu
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has called out the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) for having fully trained staff sitting idle at home while ...
By Anele Zulu
Losing a loved one who was receiving South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) to care for a child can lead to financial and administrative hurdles. ...
By Anele Zulu
President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised that the government will lengthen and improve the special SRD R350 monthly Social Relief grant given to unemployed South Africans ...
By Anele Zulu
Postbank has confirmed the start of phasing out in-person cash payments for social grants at certain Post Office branches countrywide. This closure of cash pay ...
By Anele Zulu
If you received approval for South Africa’s special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant but have not yet received confirmation of a pay date, ...
By Anele Zulu
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a government agency that provides welfare assistance and social grants to over 18 million vulnerable South Africans. ...
By Anele Zulu
Have you applied for a SASSA grant but realized you entered the wrong phone number, or simply forgot it? If yes, then don’t fret! Updating ...
By Anele Zulu
If your application for the SASSA SRD R350 grant is approved in 2024, you may be wondering, “How long does SASSA take to pay R350 ...
By Anele Zulu
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that social grant amounts will increase starting April 1st, 2024 in order to keep pace with ...
By Anele Zulu
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) provides monthly COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants of R350 to eligible South African citizens. In order ...
By Anele Zulu
By Anele Zulu
By Anele Zulu
By Anele Zulu