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Financial Services

Sassa says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

Marecia Damons 16 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

New crèches in the Drakensberg may have to close because of late payments of subsidies by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Joseph Bracken 17 Jun 2025

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

ESG & Sustainability

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

9 Jun 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

Source: SANews.gov.za

Finance

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

17 Apr 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

Sassa presented its audit action plan to Parliament on Wednesday. Archive photo of people queueing for social grants in Eerste River in 2018. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa explains why it paid grants to 75,000 dead people

Marecia Damons 24 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 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

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Fintech

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Briana Marbury, Issued by Semaphore Communications 19 Sep 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 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: Postbank/Facebook.

Banking

Postbank reports R2bn loss, social grant chaos persists

Katja Hamilton 5 Oct 2023

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South African Human Rights Commission addresses grant payment delays

Katja Hamilton 28 Sep 2023

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Health & Social Welfare

Officials working to ensure smooth payment of grants in October

22 Sep 2023

source: The Government Communication and Information System. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

Banking

Postbank plans for state bank underway

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Mr Price's shares dip 7% on sales growth slide

Nqobile Dludla 24 Nov 2022

Retailers

Pepkor earnings jump as inflation-hit shoppers lean on discount stores

22 Nov 2022

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Business confidence at all-time low - RMB BCI

7 Sep 2022

Retail Services

Covid-19 relief grants now available at Shoprite, Checkers and Usave

17 Mar 2022

The proposed new state-owned bank - another bloodsucking SOE leech?

Banking

The proposed new state-owned bank - another bloodsucking SOE leech?

12 May 2021

ECDs urged to update information for relief fund

Early Childhood Development

ECDs urged to update information for relief fund

18 Mar 2021

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

Retailers

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

29 Jun 2020

Transport rules amended to accommodate social grant payments

Public Transport

Transport rules amended to accommodate social grant payments

30 Mar 2020

Is South Africa ready for a state-owned bank?

Legislation & Regulation

Is South Africa ready for a state-owned bank?

Chantel van Zyl and Rui Lopes 17 Jan 2019

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

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

Govt will comply with Concourt order on social grant payments

Financial Services

Govt will comply with Concourt order on social grant payments

10 May 2018

Agribusiness

Gupta dairy deal in Free State allegedly proceeds of crime

Stephan Hofstatter 23 Jan 2018

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

30 Nov 2017

Why South Africa's social grants aren't eradicating malnutrition

Food, Water & Energy Security

Why South Africa's social grants aren't eradicating malnutrition

Stephen Devereux 3 Apr 2017

PPP parties should learn from current SASSA/CPS saga

Corporate & Commercial Law

PPP parties should learn from current SASSA/CPS saga

Lionel Egypt, Sarah McGibbon and Yana van Leeve 17 Mar 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

Regulatory

Booze costs SA billions

Alfred Moselakgomo 5 Oct 2009

FMCG

Operating outside limits

Larry Claasen 29 Feb 2008