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Social grant recipients must transition to new Postbank cards to avoid disruptions in accessing funds, as SASSA gold cards will no longer be accepted after the March 20 deadline.
Neil Coleman argues the SRD grant is pre-budgeted, dismissing claims of trade-offs and criticizing government’s financial mismanagement.
The DA in Gauteng is demanding answers for the alleged disappearance of R24. 2 million allocated for a multi-purpose sports centre in eMfuleni's Palm Springs area. Despite substantial funding and a 2018 completion date, the site remains empty, raising serious questions about financial management and accountability in the troubled municipality.
Scenes of frustration unfolded at the Wynberg Sassa office as elderly grant beneficiaries enduredhours-long queues to convert their gold Sassa cards to Postbank black cards ahead of theFebruary 28 cut-off.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has officially announced the payment dates for various social grants in January 2025.
The agency paid a total of R3. 499 million, of which R2,008,086 was in respect of protection services for Bathabile Dlamini's and R1,491,520 for her then spokesperson Lumka Oliphant and her children.