Millions Look to SONA for Answers as Social Grant System Faces Mounting Criticism

For more than 28 million South Africans, social grants are not merely a safety net; they are a lifeline. Yet in recent years, that lifeline has repeatedly frayed, with delayed payments, biometric verification failures, and confusing review processes leaving vulnerable families in crisis. As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA), millions of grant beneficiaries will be listening closely, not for sweeping promises, but […]