NATIONAL Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called on South Africans who haven’t collected their approved Social Relief of Distress grant to collect it before the end of the month. Zulu says everybody must re-apply for the second round, even if they qualified and received grants the first time. More[…]
The Post Office says it has started preparing logistics for the return of the R350 COVID-19 social relief grant despite a number of branches being affected by the recent looting and violence in some parts of the country. The Post Office says 51 branches in KwaZulu-Natal and 24 in Gauteng were affected.[…]
Human rights organisation, Black Sash, says while it welcomes the extension of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant until March 2022, it remains concerned about the amount of the grant. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday night that the R350 grant will now also be extended to unemployed caregivers[…]
An hour of shopping dedicated to pensioners will be moved this week to accommodate Sassa payouts, retailer Pick n Pay has announced. The pensioners’ shopping hour – a dedicated time for elderly customers to have exclusive use of the store to shop for their groceries and essentials – will move[…]
Activist group Black Sash said the increases of 4.7 per cent for old age grants and 4.8 per cent for child support grants does not take account the inflation rate of 5.2 per cent year on year as at 31 December. Black Sash National advocacy Manger Hoodah Abrahams Fayker said[…]
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