SASSA Gold Card deadline extended to 31 May

Words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp The date by which South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA)...

SASSA explains why it paid grants to 75 000 dead people

Words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has blamed delays in...

Here’s how a disabled person spent their grant

Words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp Last week, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) paid...

MPs demand probe into ‘entire social grant payment system’

Picture and words: Marecia Damons/GroundUp Officials found guilty of fraud or misconduct related to SASSA’s...

Stellenbosch University students expose vulnerabilities in IT systems

In a stunning display of talent and determination, two first-year computer science students from...

Sassa CEO faces suspension over appointment probe

The CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), Busisiwe Memela-Khambula, has been...

SASSA announces the dates for December welfare payments

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has publicised its payment dates for December...

Security guard stabbed at Sassa offices in Athlone

Police have launched a manhunt for the assailants responsible for stabbing a security guard...

Minister says social grant flaws found by students will be investigated within 30 days

Picture and Words: Marecia Damons/GroundUp The Department of Social Development (DSD) says it will investigate...

Disability grant applicant collapses in long queue at SASSA office

Picture and words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp There was panic outside SASSA in Bellville, Cape...