Sassa warned social grant beneficiaries of scammers as all the services provided by the agency are free.

The Inkatha Freedom Party said it had received confirmation that a new syndicate was targeting recipients of social grants meant for poor South Africans.

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.

Post Office spokesperson Martie Gilchrist said their security measures have been improved since they embarked on the Sassa project.

Elderly social grant beneficiaries from Soweto have complained that their Sassa money is being stolen straight from their accounts.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announces the allocation of R567 billion for social grant payments in the 2019 Budget Speech.

Williston police have arrested three suspects who were found in possession of 17 Sassa cards, four Standard Bank cards, and one Post Bank card.

The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed Moneyline’s application to compel Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu to replace Sassa’s acting CEO.

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.

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.

The DA called on Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu to intervene in what is described as a "Sassa Roodepoort disaster".

According to Sassa, there are about 500 000 Sassa beneficiaries nationally who have not yet switched to the new gold Sassa card.

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) workers are expected to return to work today following a strike over the new biometric system implemented

Nehawu on Friday signed the settlement agreement with the minister of social development and the management of Sassa.

There was jubilation among parliamentarians when they were told that Cash Paymaster Services was no longer involved in the payment of social grants.

Billions could be lost to the fiscus after Sassa suspended its biometrics enrolment system which combated widespread grant-beneficiary fraud.