Sassa beneficiaries
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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Sassa beneficiaries can now access money after 'technical glitch'
Sassa says it has reversed the grant money back into beneficiaries’ accounts and can be accessed now.
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Sassa beneficiaries struggle to access funds due to technical glitch
The agency says the glitch is caused by a poor signal in the system used to transmit funds electronically.
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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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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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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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'Serious but sad' ruling on Dlamini aims to prevent repeat of crisis
The former social development minister was on Thursday slapped with a damning judgment, ordering her to pay 20% of the legal fees of human rights organisations.
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'We'll meet our obligation,' Shabangu says of social grant payments
The court has given Sassa until the end of this month to terminate its invalid contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS).
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CPS receives final payment instructions from Sassa
September will be the last month that CPS will be providing payment services at pay points for social grant beneficiaries before it's contract expires.
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Grindrod Bank says forced to charge Sassa beneficiaries to cover costs
Last year, the Constitutional Court ordered Sassa to end the irregular contract with Cash Paymaster Services before April.
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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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Sassa to increase speed in processing card swaps at pay points
In a submission to Parliament's Social Development Committee this week, Sassa says card swap teams will be dispatched to all pay points to issue the new cards.
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Provincial Social Development Depts slam Sassa over grants debacle
Departmental heads told Parliament the agency has failed to communicate the problems efficiently with beneficiaries, and that it's them who have to do damage control.
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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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[WATCH LIVE] Sassa briefs Parliament on grants crisis
Beneficiaries have been issued new cards that should allow them to access their grants from Sassa and the Post Office.
