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Sassa warns of card-selling scam
The agency has come across an individual who's advertising his nefarious activities online.
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[LISTEN] The 2018 news year in review
Zain Johnson and EWN's Charlotte Kilbane unpack the biggest stories that made headlines in 2018.
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Sassa cautions beneficiaries against scammers
Sassa is warning beneficiaries against giving their cards or pins to anyone claiming to be from the Social Security Agency or the Post Office.
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Grant recipients urged to swap old cards for new ones
Sassa says the old cards will be deactivated next month and recipients will not be able to access their money.
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Ramaphosa: 'Bathabile Dlamini doing a fantastic job'
President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed claims that he retained Dlamini in his Cabinet because of his narrow victory at the ANC’s 2017 elective conference and her influence in the organisation.
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'Bathabile Dlamini has raised the bar' - social media reacts
Twitter had a range of responses to President Cyril Ramaphosa saying that Bathabile Dlamini is doing a fantastic job as the Minister of Women in the Presidency.
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Sassa beneficiaries to receive December grants early
Sassa says this is to allow the elderly time to do their shopping before the Christmas rush.
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Bathabile Dlamini: 'I’ll tell my story when the right time comes'
In September, the Constitutional Court found that Bathabile Dlamini was grossly negligent in her handling of the social grants debacle.
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Grant beneficiaries urged to switch to new cards before end of December
The agency says the deadline for obtaining new cards is the end on December and there won't be an extension.
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Sassa investigates scam targeting unemployed Gauteng beneficiaries
Sassa says the scam claims recipients of all ages will be given a R2,200 voucher if they register on a bogus website with their ID numbers and proof of address.
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Panel raises concerns over Sassa-Post Office deal
The panel advises the court that Sassa be asked to provide it with arguments on whether its agreements with the Post Office meet constitutional and statutory requirements.
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Sassa biometric system remains suspended
Sassa employees went on a national strike earlier this week, claiming they were being forced to use the new biometric system without having the necessary skills to do so.
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Nehawu Sassa workers agree to return to work after deal signed
Sassa workers went on a national strike earlier this week, claiming they were being forced to use the new biometric system without the necessary skills to do so.
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Sassa: Grant payment system is not at risk
The agency's biometric system is meant to be a deterrent to fraud but the agency’s staff have complained that their training to use it has been inadequate.
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Sassa says it won’t abandon its biometric system
Nehawu members downed tools this week claiming they have not had sufficient training to use Sassa’s biometric system.
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Sassa reveals spike in robberies at pay points since switch to Post Office
Sassa has told Parliament’s social development committee on Thursday that making payments to the country’s 10 million beneficiaries this month, has not been without teething problems.
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Nehawu to present draft settlement after Sassa strike called off
Workers affiliated to the union picketed at Sassa offices in Khayelitsha, Eerste River and Kraaifontein on Wednesday over the roll-out the biometric system for beneficiaries.
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Operations expected to resume at Sassa following strike
Nehawu says staff were not trained to work with the new system and this has affected beneficiaries.
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Social Development suspends Sassa's biometric system amid Nehawu strike
The union had voiced concerns about the system saying staff were not skilled enough to use it and that beneficiaries were suffering as a result.
