The R370 SRD grant began as six months of Covid-19 relief. Six years, a High Court ruling, and R36.4 billion later, a Supreme Court of Appeal hearing on 25 August could decide what “temporary” means next.
Read MoreSouth Africa · SASSA · Special Report SASSA kiosks planned for public libraries as grant recipients near 20 million, bringing absolute relief to massively overcrowded local branches nationwide. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially announced an aggressive, transformative new measure to clear the massive queues outside its physical offices. The breaking news […]
Read MoreSASSA cracked down on a queue-selling syndicate in Pretoria while vigilante groups strip KwaThema pensioners of rental income. Here is everything affecting September 2026 SASSA grants: payment dates, the fourth payment day, and how to protect yourself.
Read MoreA SASSA grant review does not mean your grant is cancelled, says CEO Themba Matlou. See what triggers a review, the documents you need, the fourth payment day system, and how to appeal if the outcome goes against you.
Read MoreSASSA has confirmed all social grant payment dates for September 2026. Older Persons Grant: 2 September, Disability Grant: 3 September, Children’s Grants: 4 September, SRD R370: 24-30 September. Full guide with grant amounts, eligibility, how to check your status, and what to do if your payment is late.
Read MoreSASSA marked 20 years defending its grant review programme as essential. A sharp published counter-opinion says it’s failing the poor. The Treasury pressure behind the reviews, the R4.8bn underspend, the fraud cases, and the history that makes beneficiaries wary.
Read MoreA Northern Cape man lives on R370 a month, more than 20km from the nearest SASSA office. Why distance is its own kind of poverty, what SASSA already offers that beneficiaries don’t know about, and how a pending court case could change this.
Read MoreSASSA is urging beneficiaries not to withdraw their whole grant on payday. The real reason behind the advice, the safety risk it’s addressing, and SASSA’s own history of system failures beneficiaries should weigh against it.
Read MoreSASSA warns that one mistake during a grant review, an outdated contact number, a missing document, can cost a beneficiary their grant. Full document checklist, the procurator option for bedridden beneficiaries, and how South Africans reacted.
Read MoreA SASSA audit found a woman earning above the threshold while claiming the Child Support Grant. How SASSA recovers overpaid grants, what triggers a debt notice, and what to do if it happens to you.
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