Pensioners want SASSA to scrap its shifting payment dates and fix them to the 1st. Here’s why the date moves every month, what it’s already cost one pensioner, and where beneficiaries themselves disagree on the fix.
Read MoreMinister Dina Pule says SASSA will review over 350,000 grants in 2026/27 to save R1.5bn. Full breakdown of last year’s numbers, the queue-fixing hiring plan, and what it means if you receive a SASSA grant.
Read MoreA court ruled SASSA’s R370 SRD grant rules were built to deliberately exclude eligible people, not just prevent fraud. The appeal is heard 25 August 2026. What the ruling found, why government disagrees, and what’s at stake for up to 18 million people.
Read MoreSASSA has checked 6 million bank accounts and 8 million credit records. What actually triggers a grant review flag, the public backlash over how sensitive it is, and why August brings the fourth payment day and the Black Card deadline together.
Read MoreSASSA dismissed 14 Eastern Cape officials for grant fraud, with 11 more facing hearings and cases referred to police. How the fraud worked, what biometric verification is built to stop, and the national numbers behind it.
Read MoreA SASSA pensioner wants fortnightly payments and a fixed 1st-of-month date. We checked her proposals against SASSA’s actual system, Australia’s and the UK’s pension models, and what a R5,000 grant would really cost.
Read MoreNew Social Development Minister Dina Pule promises uninterrupted SASSA grant payments through the Gold Card to Black Card switch. Full deadline details, the review process behind it, and the controversy surrounding her appointment.
Read MoreSASSA has confirmed August 2026 payment dates, including a fourth payment day for beneficiaries flagged for grant reviews or eLife Certification. Full schedule, what the fourth day means, and why SASSA is tightening reviews now.
Read MoreSASSA has a new Western Cape regional boss and a fresh queue-cutting plan following its first formal meeting with the provincial department in over a year. See what’s promised, what’s already been tried, and what still isn’t fixed.
Read MoreSASSA’s Older Persons Grant sits at R2,400 a month, just R80 more than last year. See the real monthly costs, the inflation numbers overtaking that increase, and the R4.8 billion grants budget Treasury never paid out.
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