The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed false information doing the rounds targeting social grant recipients. Sassa said in a statement on Monday that it was not true that its offices will be closed during the month of December and that beneficiaries will not receive their January payments. The agency said it would only be closed on public holidays. "We urge our beneficiaries to report such acts of […]
Residents are warned of a fake SASSA SMS that is making rounds. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says that beneficiaries of social grants have received a fake SMS from people who claim to be SASSA officials. SASSA spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi says fraudsters are inviting beneficiaries to enter a Christmas competition in order to win a prize. As a condition to enter the competition, fraudsters subsequently request beneficiaries to […]
Without mentioning any names, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande claims there are people in government fighting tooth and nail to keep social grants in the hands of current service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). Nzimande was speaking at the party's Red October rally in Durban. He said the SACP had warned against using a foreign company to distribute grants to the poor. "We were the first to say social grants […]
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the SA Post Office is not ready to take over the grants payment system. Dlamini was addressing the media at Regent Hotel in East London on Monday. She said the Post Office needed an integrated payment system, banking services, card production and the provision of cash payment services. The evaluation of Sapo's ability to perform the required services had been conducted by the Council […]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has given an offer to the South African Post Office (SAPO) to take over the payment of social grants. The offer follows talks between the two entities in what has been described as a "closed procurement process", the department of social development announced late on Thursday. "Sassa has been hard at work under the leadership of the department of social development and the […]
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media event in Cape Town on Thursday. The former minister said there were obvious hints of thieving during his time, but […]
Some social grant beneficiaries in Ceres who cancelled their “green cards” in June have for the first time in months received their full social grant amount. GroundUp reports that “Green cards” are issued by Net1 subsidiary company EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) to social grant recipients who wish to take out loans using their social grant account. Another Net1 subsidiary company, Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), pays social grants for the Department of […]
The South African Social Security Agency says a good presentation recently made by the South African Post Office has moved them a step closer to assist with the social grants scheme. Sassa project lead Zodwa Mvulane and CEO Thokozani Magwaza told MPs on Wednesday that talks with the Post Office were progressing at a good rate, following a workshop held last week. A memorandum of understanding was in place with […]
Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc.’s founder, Serge Belamant, will retire early after a storm of controversy over a contract it holds to distribute billions of dollars of welfare payments to 17 million people. Belamant, who founded the company 27 years ago, will quit at the end of the month rather than retiring next year to allow changes at the company and partly due “to the views expressed by certain of the […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
