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The government has backed off and delayed the switch over of Sassa cards
An alarming trend of social workers being targeted by criminal syndicates have been revealed.
More than 150 homeless individuals in Cape Town’s CBD have accepted the City’s offer of new Safe Spaces shelters.
The System of our capitalist democracy isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as intended, keeping us oppressed, writes IOL Editor Lance Witten.
For more than 100 years the aged, frail, physically and mentally challenged, children and victims of domestic violence have found help at the doors of the Aryan Benevolent Home.
Streetscapes’ innovative work in uplifting the housing insecure and providing them with purpose is on an upward trajectory as they aim to become more independent in 2024.
The issues discussed below focus on some of the key issues requiring immediate attention and reform within municipalities, say the writers.
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu said the R4. 3 billion was returned to the National Treasury because of the lower than expected uptake.
Earlier this month, Sassa grant beneficiaries were left penniless due to a technical glitch at Postbank.
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.
What has been a dream project for over 20 years has now come to fruition for residents living in Bayview, Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa)’s Durban District office hasn’t paid its rent for over five years and owes the municipality over R6-million.
Despite some of the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries still waiting for their money since April and other challenges that marred the disbursement, the country is shifting closer to the realisation of the Basic Income Grant
SASSA grant beneficiaries were unable to receive their social grants on time after system glitches.
Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers, often offering respite to overlooked and resource-deprived communities, is preparing an 80-strong team for its second medical intervention in Touws River on Saturday.
Octotel’s blood donation drive initiative for Mandela Day boosted the Western Cape Blood Services on the day with 38 new blood donors and 28 existing donors.
IOL presenter Nokuthula Khwela brings you the latest news from across South Africa.
Sassa said news about its gold card being discontinued, expired or withdrawn from circulation, as claimed on social media, is fake news.
Hundreds were left stranded in the cold on Thursday after the Khayelitsha SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices closed for renovations without prior notice.
The system will allow clients to make an electronic booking for selected services at the Department of Home Affairs.
Almost a week later unrest continues in Musina over their ongoing water crisis. Residents took to the streets last week against Vhembe District Municipalities failure to supply water.
The Covid-19 relief grant beneficiaries can now withdraw their payments at any Shoprite, Checkers, Usave and selected OK Foods supermarket tills from this month.
When GrandWest in Cape Town turns 21, on December 19, 2021, it would have spent over R141. 3-million on social enterprise development and corporate investment projects since opening.
Almost 200 000 government employees are receiving social grants, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has revealed in a written reply to a parliamentary question.
The Salvation Army is amalgamating two of its children’s homes in Gauteng at the end of the year, due to financial constraints and decreased demand for its services.