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Pensioners criticize grant increase amid rising costs

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's announcement on Wednesday that the old age and disability grants will increase by R130, pensioners have expressed their gratitude for the increase but stressed that it would not be enough to cover the rising cost of living and the 0.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) hike announced by the minister. Speaking to VOC News, grant recipients voiced their frustration, describing the increase […]

today13 March 2025

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Sassa workers held hostage released

Social grant recipients have released employees of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) after holding them hostage in Tshidilamolomo and Disaneng villages on the outskirts of Mahikeng in the North West on Wednesday. This happened after hundreds of recipients were sent back home after being told that their accounts had insufficient funds for withdrawal at ATMs. The South African Post Office (Sapo) has taken over the distribution of social […]

today5 July 2018

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Black Sash continues fight for grant recipients

The NGO, Black Sash says it will continue fighting for the rights of the poor following the ruling of the High Court in Pretoria which allows deductions from social grants recipients. The court ruled that amendments to regulations governing the payment of social grants should not prevent deductions from being made from beneficiaries' bank accounts. Black Sash has described the judgment as victory for Net 1 and its subsidiaries. National […]

today11 May 2017

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R2K, Black Sash intensify fight for grant recipients

The Right 2 Know Campaign in the Western Cape will picket at social grant pay-points across Cape Town on Thursday. Right 2 Know wants to show support for the human rights group, Black Sash. Black Sash launched a Constitutional Court application, asking the South African Social Security Agency and Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to ensure that beneficiaries' rights will still be protected when the current contract for paying social […]

today2 March 2017

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