Numerous social grants in Northern Cape suspended
Sassa Northern Cape has confirmed that numerous social grants in the P=province have been suspended.
6 August 2019 | Northern CapeSASSA
71% of Eastern Cape social grants recipients are young people - Lindiwe Zulu
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu expressed concerns about the high number of young social grant beneficiaries in Eastern Cape.
2 August 2019 | Eastern Cape
14 suspected Sassa fraudsters in court
Fourteen suspects appeared before the East London Magistrate’s Court for contravention of the national credit act, Eastern Cape police said.
4 July 2019 | Eastern CapeSassa warns beneficiaries against paying bogus officials
Sassa warned social grant beneficiaries of scammers as all the services provided by the agency are free.
4 June 2019 | GautengNew syndicate targets Sassa, says IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party said it had received confirmation that a new syndicate was targeting recipients of social grants meant for poor South Africans.
30 April 2019 | IFP
‘Not enough beneficiaries have Sassa gold cards’
Human rights movement Black Sash said it was gravely concerned by the number of state grant recipients not in possession of the new Sassa gold cards.
17 April 2019 | Cape Argus
Sassa beneficiaries left stranded after post office robbery
Post Office spokesperson Martie Gilchrist said their security measures have been improved since they embarked on the Sassa project.
2 April 2019 | Cape TimesElderly grant beneficiaries fall victim to alleged Sassa fraud
Elderly social grant beneficiaries from Soweto have complained that their Sassa money is being stolen straight from their accounts.
28 March 2019 | The Star
#Budget2019: Government allocates R567bn for social grant payments
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announces the allocation of R567 billion for social grant payments in the 2019 Budget Speech.
20 February 2019 | Budget
Northern Cape trio nabbed with more than a dozen Sassa cards, R15k in cash
Williston police have arrested three suspects who were found in possession of 17 Sassa cards, four Standard Bank cards, and one Post Bank card.
29 December 2018 | Crime and Courts
Moneyline bid to have Sassa acting chief replaced dismissed
The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed Moneyline’s application to compel Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu to replace Sassa’s acting CEO.
22 December 2018 | Politics
Get new Sassa card before December 15, or no pay in January
An urgent call has been made to SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant beneficiaries to obtain the new gold Sassa card before December 15, or they won’t be paid out in January.
30 November 2018 | Cape Argus
Beneficiaries using old Sassa cards urged to switch before December 15
The South African Post Office (Sapo) on Friday advised Sassa beneficiaries to swipe their new gold Sassa cards for items they want to buy at shops.
23 November 2018 | South Africa
Susan Shabangu urged to intervene in Roodepoort Sassa 'disaster'
The DA called on Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu to intervene in what is described as a "Sassa Roodepoort disaster".
15 November 2018 | Politics
Old Sassa cards expire in December, 500 000 beneficiaries may be affected
According to Sassa, there are about 500 000 Sassa beneficiaries nationally who have not yet switched to the new gold Sassa card.
14 November 2018 | Companies
Sassa employees expected back at work
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) workers are expected to return to work today following a strike over the new biometric system implemented
15 October 2018 | Cape Argus