Social development department
Black Sash calls on govt to fast-track implementation of basic income grant
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu called for the implementation of the basic income grant in the National Assembly just over a week ago
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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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R10 million redistributed for ECDs in Western Cape amid COVID-19
The centres taking care of hundreds of children across the province have been permitted to reopen under strict safety measures.
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WC social development dept assessing if ECD facilities are ready to reopen
It's compiled a circular dealing with self-assessments, and it can be found on the department's website.
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EFF proposes govt get rid of Social Development Department
The party has suggested that all poverty alleviation entities and programmes be located at the Presidency.
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Seven children removed from father linked to controversial cult
The seven youths were apparently kept out of school by their father.
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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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PSA says members not responsible for grant payment issues
The Public Servants Association's Ta'hir Maepa says the strike over wages has nothing to do with the payment of social grants.
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Court bid to stop strike by Sassa employees postponed
Legal counsel representing Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu has argued that should the employees continue their work stoppage, it will affect Sassa’s constitutional obligation.
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Susan Shabangu changing tack on social grant payments
The Social Development Minister says she wants to reduce the number of cash beneficiaries before the court’s 31 August deadline to end the contract with Cash Paymaster Services.
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IFP to ask Public Protector to investigate CPS tender
Minister Susan Shabangu has given her assurance that the current hiccups experienced in the transition to a new social grant payment model will not interrupt payouts to beneficiaries.
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EC Social Development condemns dad who threw toddler off roof
The incident occurred during an eviction at an informal settlement in Port Elizabeth.
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Home Affairs faces court action over plan to deport Zim children
It is understood that the Zimbabwean nationals had their children brought into the country unaccompanied on the back of a truck without relevant travel documentation.
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Banks are ready to assist with social grant crisis - BASA
BASA’s Cas Coovadia says many of the nearly seven million grant recipients who have Sassa cards also have personal accounts with banks.
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SA yet to release undocumented Zimbabwean children found in truck
It’s understood that their parents have approached the courts, demanding that their children be released into their custody.
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[UPDATE] Bathabile Dlamini questioned about who runs Sassa
At the heart of the inquiry is the Social Development Minister’s appointment of individuals who led the so-called workstreams.
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CEO: Primedia Broadcasting does not take money for interviews
This is in response to an open letter penned by the ministry's spokesperson Lumka Oliphant.
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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.
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Mark Barnes: Post Office capable of managing grants distribution
The Post Office CEO says they have already demonstrated to Parliament that the parastatal is capable of distributing social grants.
