Sassa
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...
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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.
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Ramaphosa signs Social Assistance Amendment, Sexual Offences bills into law
The Social Assistance Amendment Bill and the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (or Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill were signed by Ramaphosa on 20 December and announced by Parliament this week.
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Black Sash group warns Sassa to expect more people seeking grants
Black Sash demanded that Sassa reinstate and extend the temporary disability grants that lapsed at the end of last month until March this year.
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Cops deployed to Sassa Bellville offices to enforce social distancing
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu is also visiting the office after numerous complaints were raised.
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Sassa rolling out measures to resolve issues with temporary disability grants
More than 200,000 beneficiaries have been left hanging after grant payments lapsed at the end of last month.
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Frustrated CT residents demand better service at Sassa during minister's visit
Sassa beneficiaries in Gugulethu were left frustrated with the long queues they had to endure to get basic services.
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Minister Zulu visits Gugulethu Sassa offices following complaints
Hundreds of beneficiaries have been queuing for hours at various offices to renew their grants.
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Black Sash calls on Sassa to reinstate lapsed temporary disability grants
The organisation said that nationally, more than 200,000 grant beneficiaries had been affected, after payments lapsed at the end of last month.
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WC Social Development MEC, Sassa to meet over disability grant backlogs
Thousands of beneficiaries have been queueing to renew their grant applications.
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MEC Fernandez meets with Sassa officials over temporary disability grant backlog
Hundreds of beneficiaries have been queuing for hours at various offices to renew their grants.
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Measures in place to expedite temporary disability grant re-applications – Sassa
Around 53,000 beneficiaries in the Western Cape could not receive their grant payments this month, as temporary disability grants lapsed at the end of December.
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Sassa still has questionable beneficiaries on its system - AG Maluleke
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke on Wednesday delivered the second COVID-19 relief fund audit report.
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CoJ employees who defrauded UIF, Sassa could face criminal charges
The city has also emphasised that it is committed to dealing with fraud and corruption and ensuring that there are consequences for wrongdoing.
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Criminals target 2 Sassa offices in Western Cape, escaping with cash
Police confirmed post offices in Belhar and Bishop Lavis were targeted.
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Civil society groups demand govt extend and increase R350 relief grant
Close to 80 organisations said the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant and the caregivers grant must be extended until the country had a comprehensive plan for guaranteed basic incomes.
