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A 70-year-old woman faces serious charges of fraud and theft linked to a R152,000 pension payout from Sassa while managing companies with over R60 million in SAPS contracts.
The man found himself in financial difficulties and approached the bank to withdraw R650,000 from his life annuity, unfortunately, the request was denied.
Though the announcement of an extension until March 2025 is positive, we are disappointed the monetary amount of the SRD grant has not been adjusted once for inflation since it was introduced in 2020.
The Public Protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, said there were many people who depend on social grants.
OPINION: Corruption has become one of the nemeses for the failure of thesocial grant system in the country, writes Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu.
Postbank assures Sassa social grant beneficiaries that even if their Sassa gold cards have expired, they remain valid and will continue to work for social grant payments throughout 2024.
If you collect your grant payment at your local Post Office, you will have to make other arrangements.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said they have listened to concerns that the Social Relief of Distress was not in line with inflation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said they will protect spending on health, education, and the police.
Sassa beneficiaries are advised to report any retailer or shop that forces them to buy goods prior to paying out their government grants.
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu said Postbank has been able to fix its infrastructure to allow for the payment of social grants.
Lindiwe Zulu, the Minister of Social Development, said any Sassa beneficiary has a right to choose any bank into which their money will be paid.
While Postbank claimed all grant beneficiaries who were affected by the technical glitch had been paid, human rights group Black Sash said they were still trying to assist people to retrieve their money on Tuesday.
In everything, we do this month to honour the founding father of our nation, Nelson Mandela, let us recall his observation that, ‘while poverty persists, there is no true freedom’, says President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
In support of one of the Bill’s proposals of relocating older persons to a place of safety, the elders have welcomed this saying it would save most of them from acts of abuse by relatives who often misused their social grants and left them to suffer on their own.
After decades of frustrations, thousands of civil servants from the former TBVC states (homelands) who have voiced concerns over their ‘miscalculated pension’ payouts will have the their matter looked into.
Sassa says the payment will not be made together, but will be done month by month. More than one payment may be done in a month, but no one will received double payments in the amount.
About 1 500 child maintenance beneficiaries were reportedly left without their monthly payments from April following the crashing of the Justice Department’s electronic payment system.