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Woman who ‘got Sassa grants while her firm scored R88m SAPS tenders’ to return to court in July
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-04-18-woman-who-got-sassa-grants-while-her-firm-scored-r88m-saps-tenders-to-return-to-court-in-july/
Quick Glance: Fraud Charges and Sassa Payments Linked to SAPS Tenders
- The trial involving Sarathamoney Devi Sigamoney, 67, who is accused of violating the Social Assistance Act, perjury, fraud, and theft, was delayed at the Pretoria North Regional Court.
- Allegations suggest Sigamoney was apprehended for accepting social grant funds while overseeing a company that secured millions in SAPS tenders.
- To address the accusations against Sigamoney, the State summoned five witnesses from the SAPS and South African Social Security Agency (Sassa).
- The court postponed the proceedings to July 29 for State-led cross-examination. Furthermore, the court rejected their petition under section 174 to dismiss the case.
South Africa: Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Rural Grant Pay Points Open: But SASSA says it's too late
allafrica.com/stories/202404090023.html
More distress — how scammers defraud Sassa grant recipients: Scammers are cashing on grant recipients through an intricate system that includes deceptively ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-28-more-distress-how-scammers-defraud-sassa-grant-recipients/
‘Democracy’s child’ fact-check: Ramaphosa’s 2024 State of the Nation Address doesn’t completely add up
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-09-democracys-child-fact-check-ramaphosas-2024-state-of-the-nation-address-doesnt-completely-add-up/
Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers
mg.co.za/news/2024-01-17-recipients-blocked-from-getting-r350-grant-after-fraudsters-change-their-cell-numbers/
Post Office employees in court for fraud, money laundering Sassa funds: The Post Office suffered a loss of over R8.7 million.
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/post-office-employees-in-court-for-fraud-money-laundering-sassa-funds-3c51e31a-8f5d-48b0-b19a-e2e9ad236454
Sassa paid over R150 million to dead beneficiaries: Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu who confirmed that at least 74,636 such irregular payments had been ...
iol.co.za/capetimes/politics/sassa-paid-over-r150-million-to-dead-beneficiaries-2c22ee28-f201-411c-956c-a5ba03068b17
Nzimande urges higher learning institutions to allow registration for NSFAS-funded students with outstanding payments
iol.co.za/news/education/nzimande-urges-higher-learning-institutions-to-allow-registration-for-nsfas-funded-students-with-outstanding-payments-9db5aa69-5dbd-4b98-be65-f62ebd7adad8
Parents desperate after Sassa suspends 150,000 child support grants: As the new year kicks off, there have been reports that many South African Social Security ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-11-sassa-suspends-150000-child-support-grants-parents-desperate/
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January: Sassa spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say ...
mg.co.za/news/2024-01-10-many-child-support-grant-recipients-left-without-money-for-january/
‘People are going hungry’: Crisis looms as 150,000 grant recipients still await January payouts
iol.co.za/news/people-are-going-hungry-crisis-looms-as-150000-grant-recipients-still-await-january-payouts-5a91e060-3c78-46af-b188-44980b2aac3c
Sassa cash pay points to be phased out by April 2024: Black Sash predicts a ‘devastating’ effect on grant recipients in rural areas
mg.co.za/news/2023-12-12-sassa-cash-pay-points-to-be-phased-out-by-april-2024/
6,000 Post Office workers face axe as business rescue plan approved: Despite struggling for years with payments from the South African Post Office ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-12-08-6000-post-office-workers-face-axe-as-business-rescue-plan-approved/
5-million Sassa beneficiaries could stop getting grants at Post Office as entity BRPs decry millions lost
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-11-27-5-million-sassa-beneficiaries-could-stop-getting-grants-at-post-office-as-entity-brps-decry-millions-lost/
SA Post Office set to relinquish social grants paymaster role: The dysfunction of SA Post Office branches has meant that social grant beneficiaries have relied ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-26-sa-post-office-set-to-relinquish-social-grants-paymaster-role/
Sassa confirms new address of Chatsworth offices: The South African Social Security Agency confirmed on Wednesday that it has secured a new site for its ...
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/sassa-confirms-new-address-of-chatsworth-offices-55655261-3e8f-43b4-8d26-3b596905fbdf
Capital Appreciation Ltd and GovChat: Follow the database — Part Two: In the final part of this two-part series, we take a deeper look at GovChat and the ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-08-capital-appreciation-ltd-and-govchat-follow-the-database-part-two/
Public Servants Association embarks on strike expected to disrupt services: The Public Servants Association is embarking on a strike on Monday over deadlocked ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-10-16-public-servants-association-embarks-on-strike-expected-to-disrupt-services/
Woman shot dead in front of the commuters in Mbombela CBD: Police are searching for a suspect who gunned down a 36-year-old woman en route to work in full view ...
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/woman-shot-dead-in-front-of-the-commuters-in-mbombela-cbd-2c59a2d8-9da7-4710-9fdd-fffe0152cf88
SRD grant activists forge ahead with legal action against the state unopposed: The legal challenge by the Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants ‘is ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-10-23-srd-grant-activists-unopposed-in-legal-action-against-state/
Postbank issues an apology over a technical challenge affecting Sassa grant payments
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/postbank-issues-an-apology-over-a-technical-challenge-affecting-sassa-grant-payments-6a62fd7c-4570-4ea7-9c3a-6b05139670fa
Quick Glance: Postbank apologizes for technical challenge with Sassa payments
- Technical challenges impact some Sassa Social Relief of Distress (SRD) R350 withdrawals at retailers.
- The bank is working tirelessly to resolve these challenges.
- Postbank empathizes with the inconvenience and difficulties faced by our valued Sassa Grant customers due to this technical issue.
Sassa admin clerks 'skimming cash from fake disability grants' arrested: A two-day sting operation by the Hawks has brought down a social grant fraud ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-09-15-sassa-admin-clerks-skimming-cash-from-fake-disability-grants-arrested/
EDITORIAL | Gungubele’s dismissive attitude is cold comfort for unpaid grant recipients
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/opinion-and-analysis/2023-09-14-editorial--gungubeles-dismissive-attitude-is-cold-comfort-for-unpaid-grant-recipients/
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MPs blast Sassa, social development department over grant delays and financial irregularities
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-10-12-mps-blast-sassa-social-development-department-over-grant-delays-and-financial-irregularities/
Social grants corruption is a corrosive, deviant culture that crushes hope and destroys trust
dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2023-10-11-social-grants-corruption-is-a-corrosive-deviant-culture-that-crushes-hope-and-destroys-trust/
Postbank board members explain why Sassa grant recipients were affected: Postbank was effecting social grant payments on its own from September 1 after its ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-09-14-postbank-directors-explain-why-sassa-grant-recipients-were-affected/
Grant beneficiaries back in post office queues after promise of resolved payment glitches
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-09-07-grant-beneficiaries-back-in-post-office-queues-after-promise-of-resolved-payment-glitches/
Zulu warns against corruption at Sassa as 40 officials are implicated in multi-million rand graft
iol.co.za/news/politics/zulu-warns-against-corruption-at-sassa-as-40-officials-are-implicated-in-multi-million-rand-graft-c92e3a06-6443-40d0-bd8d-f64b657e23f9
Post Office branches in Eastern Cape and KZN run low on cash for Sassa grants: Anxious pensioners at post offices in Mthatha and Ngqeleni were told that there ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-10-03-post-office-branches-in-eastern-cape-and-kzn-run-low-on-cash-for-sassa-grants/
Post Office flags cash shortages, KZN Sassa beneficiaries urged to withdraw money at ATMs and retailers
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-10-03-post-office-flags-cash-shortages-kzn-sassa-beneficiaries-urged-to-withdraw-money-at-atms-and-retailers/
WATCH: Sassa glitch wreaks havoc in KZN, where some recipients were paid as little as R63
iol.co.za/news/politics/watch-sassa-glitch-wreaks-havoc-in-kzn-where-some-recipients-were-paid-as-little-as-r63-24379565-4243-4d63-a614-f6391970d16e
WATCH LIVE | Why were Sassa grants not paid on time? Government provides answers: Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu and minister of communications Mondli ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-09-14-watch-live-why-were-sassa-grants-not-paid-on-time-government-provides-answers/
Black Sash slams minister after Postbank technical glitch sees elderly grantees camping overnight outside pay points
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/black-sash-slams-minister-after-postbank-technical-glitch-sees-elderly-grantees-camping-overnight-outside-pay-points-116ada48-10dd-4c19-8c85-c2e0846bff14
#2019ANCManifestoReview: Fact-checking the ruling party’s claims about progress in South Africa
africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/2019ancmanifestoreview-fact-checking-ruling-partys-claims-about-progress-south
Ministers expected to hold media briefing after ‘technical glitch’ leaves thousands without Sassa grant payments
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/ministers-expected-to-hold-media-briefing-after-technical-glitch-leaves-thousands-without-sassa-grant-payments-6ad5c42d-6dfb-41cf-b047-010141113a92
Grant payment mess: Hundreds of Sassa beneficiaries starve as payouts not entirely resolved
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-09-12-grant-payment-mess-hundreds-of-sassa-beneficiaries-starve-as-payouts-not-entirely-resolved/
Time to bust the ghosts in the Social Relief of Distress grant machine: New, strange problems with the Social Relief of Distress grant.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-09-10-time-to-bust-the-ghosts-in-the-social-relief-of-distress-grant-machine/
Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-09-08-social-grant-payment-glitch-sees-desperate-elderly-recipients-forced-to-take-loans-to-survive/
Frustrated Sassa pension grant recipients have been struggling and facing long queues and various payout points in an attempt to draw their grants since ... Show more bit.ly/44DJN80
Sassa ‘technical glitch’ leaves pensioners cashless: The agency says the problem has been resolved and pensioners can access their money as normal
mg.co.za/news/2023-09-07-sassa-technical-glitch-leaves-pensioners-cashless/
Sassa dealing with grant payment glitches: The South African Social Security Agency says it is dealing with technical issues that have resulted in grant payment ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-08-22-sassa-dealing-with-grant-payment-glitches/
Quick Glance: Sassa resolves grant payment issues
- People wait in line for social relief grants in East London.
- Sassa is working to address technical problems causing delays in grant payments.
- Frustrated beneficiaries express dissatisfaction on social media after receiving grants, including the R350 social relief payment in distress situations.
- Last month, Sassa advised beneficiaries who cannot collect their payments to consider appointing a representative.
R10,000 fine for Chinese nationals guilty of running unregistered cash loan business
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/r10000-fine-for-chinese-nationals-guilty-of-running-unregistered-cash-loan-business-696d3542-363b-4739-85c1-36dcfcf8dc4c
Unable to collect Sassa grant yourself? Here's what you can do: The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says beneficiaries unable to collect their ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-07-21-unable-to-collect-sassa-grant-yourself-heres-what-you-can-do/
Sassa queue management to cost R52 million: Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said Sassa would pilot a ticketing system to manage queues at more of its ...
iol.co.za/capetimes/news/sassa-queue-management-to-cost-r52-million-d6c2eaca-0cb4-4f26-9e74-a5ceaac60454
Rights Group Seeks South African Social Security Agency Oversight: The Black Sash has handed over a petition to the Department of Social Development calling on ...
allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00086062.html
R29m for roll out of new generators at Sassa offices: The first phase of the roll-out will start at the beginning of the 2023-24 financial year ...
iol.co.za/capetimes/news/politics/r29m-for-roll-out-of-new-generators-at-sassa-offices-9e162509-c38d-44fe-96ff-bafa2122cd81
OPEN SECRETS: UNACCOUNTABLE 00038: Net1 and CPS — Welfare Profiteers: The most cynical corporations seek to rip off the poor. Few have been as effective as Net1 ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-25-net1-and-cps-welfare-profiteers/
Woman to spend five years in jail after Sassa paid R300 000 disability grant to able-bodied people
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/woman-to-spend-five-years-in-jail-after-sassa-paid-r300-000-disability-grant-to-able-bodied-people-5ebb0f38-c537-4711-977d-e87f6f30000e
ACCESSING SUPPORT OP-ED: New guide released on how to apply for Sassa grants for children without birth certificates
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-25-new-guide-released-on-how-to-apply-for-sassa-grants-for-children-without-birth-certificates/
Post Office liquidation: Sassa says beneficiaries will get their grants: South African Social Security Agency spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi has assured ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-04-18-post-office-liquidation-sassa-says-beneficiaries-will-get-their-grants/
MONEY MARKET: Shoprite banks on winning over 18,000 Sassa beneficiaries as SA Post Office faces collapse
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-17-shoprite-banks-on-winning-over-18000-sassa-beneficiaries-as-sa-post-office-faces-collapse/
Court interdicts Nehawu strike in essential services, Sassa, SIU and zoos: The Labour Appeal Court on Monday interdicted with immediate effect the strike action ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-13-court-interdicts-nehawu-strike-in-essential-service-sassa-siu-and-zoos/
Mpumalanga ‘mashonisas’ found with 35 Sassa cards, allegedly taken from people who owed them money
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/mpumalanga-mashonisas-found-with-35-sassa-cards-allegedly-taken-from-people-who-owed-them-money-3973ea54-a5c1-4a2d-b03d-0c8ed2fd1c4e
Sassa misspent tax payer's money, DA claims: The Free State is one of the provinces which still is experiencing a lack of service delivery. In April 2022 ...
iol.co.za/sundayindependent/news/sassa-misspent-tax-payers-money-da-claims-a4d6b345-5fc0-4c7c-bad8-9496a861b17f
Post Office clerk accused of defrauding Sassa grant beneficiaries: The Hawks in Mthatha on Thursday arrested a Qumbu post office clerk who allegedly changed ...
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/post-office-clerk-accused-of-defrauding-sassa-grant-beneficiaries-91f483d6-d18b-4d12-8214-daececdf4ab1
Sassa officials jailed for recruiting able-bodied persons to apply for disability grants
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/sassa-officials-jailed-for-recruiting-able-bodied-persons-to-apply-for-disability-grants-72b9454b-071d-4636-8de0-b14220598f69
Limpopo woman had people pretend to be disabled in R300k Sassa scam: In just two cases, involving multiple offenders, the scam has cost the department nearly R1m ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-04-06-limpopo-woman-had-people-pretend-to-be-disabled-in-r300k-sassa-scam/
DUE DILIGENCE RED FLAG OP-ED: Social grant payments by Postbank and the SA Post Office – where is the oversight?
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-30-social-grant-payments-by-postbank-sa-post-office-no-oversight/
Here’s when you can collect your Sassa grant in April: South African Social Security Agency beneficiaries will receive their grant payments next week.
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-29-heres-when-you-can-collect-your-sassa-grant-in-april/
Court interdicts Nehawu strike in essential services, Sassa, SIU and zoos: The Labour Appeal Court on Monday interdicted with immediate effect the strike action ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-13-court-interdicts-nehawu-strike-in-essential-service-sassa-siu-and-zoos/
Quick Glance: Verdi announces 'massive' strikes in Bavaria
- Verdi union announces massive strikes in the public sector.
- Affected areas include kindergartens, hospitals, and administrations.
- Further strikes in waste management, street cleaning, theaters, and administrations are expected.
- Upper Franconia and Middle Franconia are particularly affected.
GROUNDUP: Hundreds march demanding Ramaphosa address Basic Income Grant at State of the Nation Address
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-02-hundreds-march-demanding-ramaphosa-address-basic-income-grant-at-state-of-the-nation-address/
UNEMPLOYMENT OP-ED: What are we getting wrong? Three-quarters of a million graduates apply for social relief grant
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-14-what-are-we-getting-wrong-three-quarters-of-a-million-graduates-apply-for-social-relief-grant/
Is your Sassa gold card expiring this month? Here’s where and when to collect a new one
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-13-is-your-sassa-gold-card-expiring-this-month-heres-where-and-when-to-collect-a-new-one/
Haven't received your Sassa grant payment for March? Here's what to do: Frustrated beneficiaries expressed their dismay this week after not receiving ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-03-09-havent-received-your-sassa-grant-payment-for-march-heres-what-to-do/
White Castle Whiskey closes chapter on an old formula: "There's tradition," says Aaron Limpe-Aw. "But if it doesn't work anymore, [you have to change]."
news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/26/23/white-castle-whisky-closes-chapter-on-an-old-formula
EFF welcomes NSFAS decision to grant Sassa grant recipients automatic funding: Nsfas this week opened bursary applications for 2023 academic year ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2023-01-26-eff-welcomes-nsfas-decision-to-grant-sassa-grant-recipients-automatic-funding/
Cash send and cell number changes: You need to provide face recognition for these R350 grant services
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-08-cash-send-and-cell-number-changes-you-need-to-provide-face-recognition-for-these-r350-grant-services/
When to collect your Sassa grant in March: Millions of the SA Social Security Agency beneficiaries will start receiving their grants later this week.
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-28-when-to-collect-your-sassa-grant-for-march/
Here's how social grants will change after the budget speech: Old age and disability, child support, and foster care grants are all increasing.
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-23-heres-how-social-grants-will-change-after-the-budget-speech/
Here's how Postbank is gearing up to to become a state bank: Postbank is ready to take up the role of a state bank, with plans to roll out 100 new branches ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-01-12-heres-how-postbank-is-gearing-up-to-to-become-a-state-bank/
BUDGET 2023: R30bn more for social grants, Social Relief of Distress to continue for another year
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-22-r30bn-more-for-social-grantss-srd-grant-to-continue-for-another-year/
Five arrested after man beaten and killed over allegations he stole his sister’s Sassa card
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/five-arrested-after-man-beaten-and-killed-over-allegations-he-stole-his-sisters-sassa-card-6d14432d-d67b-4953-81ba-58747824e8e0
Conditions for young people applying for R350 grant have not changed, says Sassa: Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said conditions for young people applying ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-21-conditions-for-young-people-applying-for-r350-grant-have-not-changed-says-sassa/
‘Give me a cut and I will give you a fake disability grant’ — welcome to prison: Two Tzaneen government workers who concocted a scheme to siphon "a cut" ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-02-22-give-me-a-cut-and-i-will-give-you-a-fake-disability-grant-welcome-to-prison/
10 arrested for over R1.8 million Sassa fraud: The group allegedly submitted fraudulent medical documents to apply for disability grants at Sassa offices in ...
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/10-arrested-for-over-r18-million-sassa-fraud-169374bb-82a3-4539-97c9-37605c46b616
Sassa assures beneficiaries gold cards will remain valid after expiry date: "Beneficiaries must not panic or succumb to the hijacking by scammers and ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-01-17-sassa-assures-beneficiaries-gold-cards-will-remain-valid-after-expiry-date/
Postbank reverses 4,500 Sassa payments after another system glitch: Postbank says thousands of South African Social Security Agency payments have been reversed ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-01-13-postbank-reverses-4500-sassa-payments-after-another-system-glitch/
People who are not disabled got disability grant due to fraud by doctor and SASSA official
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/people-who-are-not-disabled-got-disability-grant-due-to-fraud-by-doctor-and-sassa-official-65c4d561-7314-4948-b2a6-e547ad7c114a
ADMINISTRATION CRISIS OP-ED: Social grant payments are a mess – and the public needs answers from Sassa, Sapo and Postbank
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-09-social-grant-payments-are-a-mess-and-the-public-needs-answers-from-sassa-sapo-and-postbank/
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