Sassa
Ipid report on cops who used water canon on WC Sassa applicants due
The Western Cape Community Safety Department said it's awaiting Ipid's report on the police deployment that led to the use of a water canon on Sassa grants...
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Sassa has until Wednesday to clear disability grants backlog
Standing committee chairperson Gillion Bosman said the last report by Sassa indicated that as of 23 March, it still had just over 10 000 applications to process in the province.
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New COVID-19 grant, old Sassa problems
A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant payment system.
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Sassa warns beneficiaries about fake news on COVID-19 grants
A WhatsApp message was making its rounds saying that more than 3 million South Africans would receive a R3,500 COVID-19 grant for six months.
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Concern as social grant applicants are not being assisted fast enough
MEC Sharna Fernandez said by 24 February, the social security agency managed to process 16,569 applications, which left a further 31,000 still in limbo.
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ANCWL demands the release of Bathabile Dlamini’s pension funds
The league told journalists during a media briefing earlier on Friday that Dlamini took its national executive committee into confidence giving details behind the saga, which it described as cheap politics.
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R17bn spent on special COVID-19 relief grant so far, says Minister Zulu
Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the grant by three more months, with many people relying on this money to survive without an income as a result of the pandemic.
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Fritz welcomes Ipid probe into SAPS deployment at Belville Sassa offices
Last month, police used water cannons against disability grant applicants in an effort to separate people and to adhere to safety protocols.
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Almost 40k Sassa disability grant applications yet to be assessed in WC - dept
The temporary grants for beneficiaries expired at the end of 2020, and applicants had to reapply for their grants.
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Sassa: No need for current recipients to reapply for COVID relief grant
During his state of the nation address this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the R350 grant would be extended for three months.
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Zulu, Sisulu visit families of 4 boys who died after falling in hole in Nyanga
Earlier this week, the boys were playing along the N2 highway when tragedy struck.
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Fritz will ask Ipid to probe why SAPS used water cannon on Sassa beneficiaries
People, among them senior citizens who'd been queuing Outside Social Security Agency offices in January, were left drenched.
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Cele condemns Sassa water cannon incident, says that approach is for riots
Public Order Police members were deployed to manage a crowd at the Bellville Sassa offices last month using a water cannon on elderly and disabled recipients.
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WC Social Development MEC wants meeting with national minister over Sassa issues
Over the past few weeks, thousands of people have been queuing outside of Sassa offices to renew their temporary disability grants.
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Relief in sight for over 200k Sassa disability grant applicants
Sassa officials told Parliament they expect all the medical assessments to be completed by the end of March, after bringing more doctors on board to conduct them.
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I can never ask police to water spray people - Zulu on Sassa incident
Lindiwe Zulu and Sassa officials briefed the committee after being called to account for the lengthy queues and violent incidents that unfolded at the agency’s offices this past week.
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Sassa CEO apologises for long queues at WC, KZN offices
Police used water cannon to enforce social distancing by elderly and disabled grant recipients outside Sassa’s Bellville offices in the Western Cape on Friday while one person died while queueing in Durban.
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SAHRC encouraged by Sassa progress in alleviating disability grant issues
There have been long queues outside various Sassa offices in Cape Town as thousands of beneficiaries reapply for temporary disability grants that were suspended at the end of last month.
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MEC Fernandez to Ramaphosa: Ensure there’s enough funds for the vulnerable
Provincial Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez met with a delegation from Sassa on Monday.
