SAHRC: Tembisa Hospital needs more staff after death of 10 babies
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Tito Mboweni announces further bailouts for SOEs
SAA and SAA Express will be getting more cash to keep them in the sky, while the Post Office is also getting a handout to contain its debt.
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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 strike about service delivery, says Nehawu
Trade union Nehawu will lead the nationwide industrial action which starts on Wednesday.
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Sassa pens contract with Sapo as it takes over social grant payments
Sassa officially took over the payment of grants on Monday bringing an end to a controversial contract with Cash Paymaster Services ruled invalid by the courts in 2014.
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Opposition parties raise concern over Sassa’s readiness for grant payments
Sassa’s controversial contract with Cash Paymaster Services will officially end on 30 September.
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Post Office could profit more from social grant payments
The Post Office could earn almost R2.4 billion over the next five years, that’s more than double the cumulative profits earned by CPS over the same period, a report revealed.
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Sapo chief says system being upgraded ahead of grant payments takeover
Mark Barnes on Monday visited a Sapo pay point at Jabulani Mall in Soweto where some computers weren’t working.
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This system sucks, says grant beneficiary on long Post Office queue
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes has visited a pay point at the Jabulani Mall in Soweto on Monday.
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Cwele: Govt working to urgently improve Post Office infrastructure
Minister Siyabonga Cwele says work is continuously being done to ensure the Post Office fully takes over the payment of social grants as ordered by the ConCourt.
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Social Development ‘making great progress in phasing in Post Office’
The Constitutional Court has given Sassa until the end of September to terminate its invalid contract with Cash Paymaster Services.
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Grant beneficiaries urged to make use of Sassa, Sapo agents
On Wednesday, the South African Post Office (Sapo) started making the first grant payments since its partnership with Sassa.
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Sassa: 83% of social grants paid following technical problems
The agency says the balance of beneficiaries who have not yet been paid, are those who choose to collect their grants later in the month, or who have not yet attempted to withdraw their money.
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Barnes: Post Office strike won't affect grant payments
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says whatever happens regarding the strike, beneficiaries will still be able to get their money.
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Post Office, Telkom workers to continue picketing for salary increases
Thousands of workers at the Post Office and Telkom went on strike last week, demanding a 12% salary hike.
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Post Office, unions wage talks deadlock
The South African Post Office says it can only afford 6% while Telkom is offering a 3% hike.
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Post Office says 6% hike a decent wage offer
The CWU’s Aubrey Tshabalala says their demand of a 12% wage hike remains on the table.
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Post Office strike to affect Sassa beneficiaries still waiting for grants
Thousands of workers at the Post Office and Telkom have downed tools over wages, demanding a 12% salary increase across the board.
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Post Office & Telkom employees down tools nationwide
Workers have embarked on complete shutdown countrywide from Friday over wage disputes.
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Sassa head vows to clear backlog at grant pay points
Acting CEO Abraham Mahlangu has told Parliament's Social Development Committee the agency has a handle on the technical problems that have affected grants being paid.
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Social grants: Sassa to make R541m advance payment to Post Office
In an affidavit filed with the Constitutional Court, Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu says the money will be recouped over four years.
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Acting Sassa CEO says sorry to beneficiaries over ‘systems failure’
It’s been a frustrating day for many of South Africa's most vulnerable citizens, who’ve been unable to access their funds.
