Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa
Africa
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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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Sassa beneficiaries could wait at least 3 days to access grants
The glitch led to some people returning empty-handed from pay points and ATMs on Monday.
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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.
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Sassa attending to glitches in new payment cards
The new cards will enable recipients to withdraw money at selected Post Offices, Sassa pay points and Sassa offices.
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[LISTEN] Post Office transfers grant beneficiaries to new card
Talk Radio 702’s Bongani Bingwa spoke to Sapo CEO Mark Barnes about the process of ensuring that grant beneficiaries migrate to its platforms.
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Panel questions Sassa’s arrangement with Post Office
The panel of experts says it’s unlikely the Post Office will meet its own deadline to obtain portable cash machines to dispense grants to beneficiaries in rural areas by July.
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Sassa wants to phase out cash grant payments over security concerns
The grants agency has already started slashing its pay points and wants to transfer thousands of beneficiaries to other payment methods like commercial banks and the Post Office.
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Sassa, Post Office must explain statements over payment plan
Both Sassa and the Post Office will have to submit written submissions by Monday.
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Sassa: Social grants will be paid on 1 April
Sassa asked the court to suspend the invalidity of its contract with grants distributor, Cash Paymaster Service (CPS), for a further six months.
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Sassa delivers first progress report to ConCourt on social grant payments
But the agency is silent on contingency measures should it not be able to execute its plan with the Post Office in time.
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'We underestimated the work we were supposed to do'
In the new year, Sassa officials will have to put shoulder to the wheel to meet its own deadlines to transfer the files and data of millions of beneficiaries to the Post Office.
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Sassa not off the hook yet over grant payments saga
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts says it condemns Sassa’s incompetence and obfuscation in the matter.
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[LISTEN] How Post Office plans to pay social grants
Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says the new agreement with the Sassa is a step forward towards sensible outcomes.
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Grant payments deal with Post Office will cost Sassa R2.2bn
This figure is on par with what it currently pays Cash Paymaster Services.
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IFP welcomes Sassa, Sapo deal on social grant payments
On Sunday, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe announced that the phasing out of the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services will begin immediately.
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Sassa and Post Office reach agreement on social grants payments
Jeff Radebe says grants will be issued through a channel of the beneficiaries' choice including commercial banks, and other legally registered informal traders.
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Deadline looms for Sassa to provide social grant payment takeover plan
After weeks of deadlock over reaching an agreement with the Post Office, it remains unclear whether a deal has now in fact been signed.
