South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
Minister Dina Pule to Unveil Plans to Strengthen Social Development Sector Amid SASSA Grant Review Concerns
Newly appointed Minister of Social Development Dina Pule is expected to outline the government’s plans…
Frustration Boils Over at Thokoza SASSA Office as Long Queues Expose Pressure on Grant System
Frustration boiled over outside the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Thokoza this…
ATM Demands Urgent Action as Vulnerable Grant Applicants Sleep Outside SASSA Office
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on acting Social Development Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga to…
SASSA Warns of Grant Scams and Illegal Queue Sales Targeting Vulnerable
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in Gauteng has raised alarm over a surge…
Gautrain Turns 15 and Launches Discount to Help Low-Income Passengers
The Gautrain rapid rail system has marked 15 years of service since its first train departed from Sandton to O.R. Tambo International Airport on 8 June 2010. In a media statement released on Sunday, the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) said the service has completed over 200 million passenger trips since its launch and currently employs about 1,200 people. Looking ahead, the agency said it plans to expand access to more communities across Gauteng. “In the next 15 years, we want…
Devastation as Hundreds of Ithala Bank Staff Go Unpaid in January
Hundreds of Ithala Bank employees in KwaZulu-Natal face financial hardship and the risk of defaulting on monthly payments after Repayment Administrator (RA) Johannes Kruger, who was appointed by the Prudential Authority (PA) to oversee the bank’s affairs, failed to pay their salaries. Kruger assumed control pending an application in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to have the historic KwaZulu-Natal bank provisionally liquidated. His takeover effectively granted him sole authority over all transactions, leaving account holders unable to make deposits or withdrawals.…