Minister says social grant flaws found by students will be investigated within 30 days
Stellenbosch teenage students present their findings to Parliament.
Stellenbosch teenage students present their findings to Parliament.
Two first-year computer science students at Stellenbosch University discovered massive fraud in SASSA’s grant system.
Despite the temporary closure of SASSA offices, beneficiaries have several alternative methods to collect their grants.
This means that social grant recipients will be able to use their cards as normal.
But payments seem to be going more smoothly, at least in some places
According to SASSA, the elderly will receive their money on 3 October 2023, those living with disabilities on 4 October 2023, while payment of children grants categories will get theirs from 5 October 2023.
In the interim, Postbank has reassured the beneficiaries that the forthcoming grant payments will be processed smoothly.
Government and its agencies, the Postbank and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), have assured social grant beneficiaries that they will get their payments for the month of September 2023.
“It’s my only source of income” says pensioner.
SASSA recipients can continue using their expired gold cards for transactions at ATMs and purchases .
SASSA is on track with arrangements to disburse the January 2023 social grant payments from 03 January 2023.
SASAA said the EFT payment method requires smartphones with the corresponding apps for such transaction.
Bathabile Dlamini will have to face the music for lying under oath, a court ruled.
More than 10.3 million recipients will welcome this news.
Here is everything you need to know to apply for the SASSA R350 grant
SASSA beneficiaries in Gugulethu slept outside,in the hopes of securing a spot in the long queues.
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