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5-million Sassa beneficiaries could stop getting grants at Post Office as entity BRPs decry millions lost

More than 5-million South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries receiving their grants at the South African Post Office (Sapo) might be forced to get their payouts elsewhere as the entity's business rescue practitioners have proposed the discontinuation of the service.

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R350 grant is a 'temporary measure', says social development department

Officials defend the use of bank verification in court case about social relief of distress grant

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Sham doctor case leads police to fake identity syndicate within home affairs

An investigation into the two identity documents belonging to bogus doctor Kingsley Leeto Chele led to police cracking an alleged syndicate involving home affairs officials who are accused of selling documents to illegal immigrants.

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NSFAS opens applications for tertiary education funding for 2024

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened its application season for funding for the 2024 academic year until January 31, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday.

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'We are the definition of poor'

Women who head more than 100 destitute families in a remote Cwebeni village in Port St Johns, related how traumatic it was to watch their children cry when they had nothing to eat.

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'Using Sassa to lure vulnerable': ANC social grant election poster causes stir

The voter registration weekend was not without drama as ANC election posters about the South African Social Security Agency ruffled feathers and sparked debate on whether the party should take credit for social grant payouts.

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Pensioners urge govt to fix Chatsworth SASSA offices

Some pensioners in Chatsworth say while they welcome the shutting down of the local SASSA office, the move has inconvenienced them.

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Experts welcome call for state of disaster to be declared on malnutrition

Education experts and political leaders have welcomed a recommendation by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape to be declared a state of disaster.

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Safety concerns sees SASSA's offices in Chatsworth shut down

A senior Labour inspector says officials uncovered a multitude of safety issues at the offices of the South African Social Security Agency in Chatsworth, prompting its temporary closure.

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Call for state of disaster to address child malnutrition

The SA Human Rights Commission has recommended the premier consider declaring a state of disaster due to the high prevalence of child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape so that immediate interventions could be introduced. The recommendation is part of a long list presented by the commission during the launch of the report on an inquiry into child malnutrition and the right to food

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