Hackers claim R175 million looted through fraudulent grant beneficiary accounts
On Tuesday, GroundUp reported that the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will suspend payments of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to fraudulent beneficiaries.
We decided to...
Post Office close to collapse
Millions of gold SASSA cards are expiring over the next few months and post offices are overflowing with people needing to renew their cards.
Human rights organisation the Black Sash has raised concern about the limited staff to help beneficiaries as well as the...
Postbank glitch leaves grant recipients with even worse Januworry
A Cape Town mother spent hours queuing outside the Post Office in Athlone this week, desperate to collect her child’s unpaid social grant.
“November was the last time I received a SASSA grant for my child,” Angelina Stuurman...
Post Office cannot pay staff's medical aid contributions while carrying partial cost of grants
The South African Post Office (Sapo) was subsidising the government's R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants even while it couldn't afford to pay medical aid contributions for its employees...
South Africa's R350 Covid-19 grants can be collected from Pick n Pay
Pick n Pay and Boxer stores around South Africa will become a collection point for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant on 22 September.
However, not all grant recipients will be allowed to collect from the retailers.