South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
SASSA Tightens Grant Controls Amid Concerns Over Payments to Ineligible Beneficiaries
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has defended its intensified social grant reviews and…
SASSA Warns Grant Beneficiaries: Frequent Bank Changes Could Delay Payments
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned social grant beneficiaries against frequently changing…
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 urgently intervene in what it describes as a humanitarian crisis at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Bellville, where elderly and disabled grant applicants have reportedly been forced to sleep outside in freezing winter conditions to access services. In a letter dated 5 June 2026, ATM Chief Whip Thandiswa Marawu said the situation represented a “profound failure of public administration” and an…
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 in alleged fraudulent and exploitative practices affecting social grant beneficiaries, including unauthorised deductions and the illegal sale of queue positions at its offices. SASSA’s Gauteng regional office on Friday said it was deeply concerned about reports that beneficiaries are being misled into signing documents that result in unauthorised deductions from their grants, often linked to funeral or insurance policies. The warning follows growing complaints from…
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.…