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Health & Social Welfare

Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hope

Leila Patel 7 Nov 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Western Cape Sassa beneficiaries experience delay in payments

3 Oct 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa beneficiaries get green light to keep using Postbank

2 Oct 2025

The high court in Pretoria has struck Postbank’s urgent application to stop the termination of its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from the court’s urgent roll. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Marecia Damons 29 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa beneficiaries get R10 boost in October

29 Sep 2025

The deadline for the phasing out of SASSA’s Gold Card has been extended for 15 months. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

New deadline for phase-out of Sassa Gold Cards

4 Sep 2025

About three million SASSA grant beneficiaries receive their grants through Postbank. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

Marecia Damons 1 Sep 2025

Rezara Makhalimela says he was signed up to a funeral policy with 1Life without his permission. R190 has been deducted from his monthly old-age grant. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Health & Social Welfare

Grant beneficiaries confused by funeral policy deductions

Thembi Siaga and Marecia Damons 28 Aug 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa issues urgent warning against illegal social grant deductions

15 Aug 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

#Budget3.0: Social grant increases remain in place

22 May 2025

Source: SANews.gov.za

Finance

Reserve Bank halts Sassa card switch, sparking concern among grant recipients

17 Apr 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Another extension for Sassa beneficiaries to switch to black cards

1 Apr 2025

Deadline for Sassa card transition extended to 20 March 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Deadline for Sassa card transition extended to 20 March 2025

14 Feb 2025

The new Postbank Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards will expire on 28 February 2025 and social grant beneficiaries are urged to get their new cards before then. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold cards to stop working on 28 February 2025 - beneficiaries urged to replace them

13 Feb 2025

Adapt IT and Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrate the matric class of 2024

Primary & Secondary Education

Adapt IT and Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrate the matric class of 2024

Issued by Adopt-a-School 21 Jan 2025

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its national matric top achiever at a rural Limpopo school

Primary & Secondary Education

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its national matric top achiever at a rural Limpopo school

Issued by Adopt-a-School 20 Jan 2025

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Marecia Damons 12 Nov 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

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Health & Social Welfare

#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

21 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Financial Services

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Sassa cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024

27 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

No glitches expected with October grant payment cycle, says Mpumalanga Sassa

4 Oct 2023

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Health & Social Welfare

Officials working to ensure smooth payment of grants in October

22 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/@Postbank_ZA

Financial Services

Expired Sassa gold cards' validity extended to end of the year

9 May 2023

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

23 Oct 2020

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

Labour Law & Unions

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

5 May 2020

No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students

Higher Education

No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students

17 Jan 2020

NSFAS prioritises the poor in 2020 funding allocation

Higher Education

NSFAS prioritises the poor in 2020 funding allocation

6 Jan 2020

Social grants provide an important cushion amid poverty in South Africa. shutterstock

Food, Water & Energy Security

What some entrepreneurial welfare beneficiaries do to improve their lives

12 Sep 2019

NSFAS approves over 11,000 social grant applicants

Higher Education

NSFAS approves over 11,000 social grant applicants

25 Jan 2019

NSFAS receives over 400,000 applications for 2019

Higher Education

NSFAS receives over 400,000 applications for 2019

4 Dec 2018

Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

29 Nov 2018

NSFAS calls on grant beneficiaries to apply

Higher Education

NSFAS calls on grant beneficiaries to apply

25 Sep 2018

Wage agreement ends postal strike

Labour Law & Unions

Wage agreement ends postal strike

19 Jul 2018

Cash heists spur Sassa's move to phase out cash payments

Health & Social Welfare

Cash heists spur Sassa's move to phase out cash payments

7 Jun 2018

Constitutional Court cuts CPS down to size

Consumer Law

Constitutional Court cuts CPS down to size

Barbara Maregele 1 Jun 2018

Sassa fails to get right the bare necessities

Legal

Sassa fails to get right the bare necessities

Nicole Fritz 22 Mar 2018

Sassa flouted policy in CPS payment, court told

Legal

Sassa flouted policy in CPS payment, court told

Ann Crotty 23 Feb 2018

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Banking

Sassa initiates successful test case for direct payment of grants

Linda Ensor 29 Dec 2017

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

30 Nov 2017

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

Health & Social Welfare

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

Ivan Turok 8 Sep 2017

SASSA to appeal court ruling

Corporate & Commercial Law

SASSA to appeal court ruling

12 May 2017

Net1 considers growth with BEE partner

Financial Services

Net1 considers growth with BEE partner

Ann Crotty 8 May 2017

Constitutional Court tells SASSA it has more to answer for

Law Practice

Constitutional Court tells SASSA it has more to answer for

9 Mar 2017

Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1

Competition Law

Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1

12 Aug 2016

Treasury, FSB examines credit insurance sector

Insurance & Actuarial

Treasury, FSB examines credit insurance sector

Phakamisa Ndzamela 5 Jul 2014

New biometric card to boot out social grant fraud

Law Enforcement

New biometric card to boot out social grant fraud

Stephen Timm 11 Jun 2012

Progress made in social grants re-registration

Administration

Progress made in social grants re-registration

Gabi Khumalo 3 Apr 2012