As pensioners and social grant beneficiaries make their way to pay points across the country, Cape Town grant holders expressed frustration over unfulfilled promises to be prioritized during the lockdown. On Monday, VOC News visited the Post Office in Athlone, where some elderly had been waiting outside since 8am. While[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has put measures in place to combat the possibility of spreading the coronavirus a some of its outlets. SASSA said it will have limit the large numbers of social grant beneficiaries who collect their grants each month, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to[…]
As part of protecting beneficiaries from the festive season rush, the South African Social Security (SASSA) will start its December payment cycle earlier than other months. The December payment of social grants will start from 28 November 2019, and this applies to beneficiaries who collect their money from ATM’s and[…]
CAPE TOWN – An internal Post Office investigation has revealed that the South African Post Office was informed about the criminal record of the man accused of raping and killing Uyinene Mrwetyana. Preliminary results reveal the accused was appointed through a labour broker. On being absorbed as a permanent staff member, he[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has raised the flag on thousands of suspicious transactions stretching from June to August. The agency has suspended several officials as a result and is taking special precautionary measures to prevent any fraudulent transactions. In an effort to combat grant fraud, SASSA recently[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has saved over R1.3 billion after Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) failed to prove a case it had lodged against the agency. The case lodged by CPS claimed that Sassa had violated a contractual agreement which provided CPS with exclusive access and rights to provide[…]
There was a sense of immense frustration on Monday, as some SASSA beneficiaries encountered problems when trying to withdraw their grants at the post office and through other payment channels. This was due to a network problem on the side of the South African Post Office (SAPO) grant payment system.[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has made the decision to close some of its cash pay points due to a decrease in the number of people using the service. The South African Post Office (SAPO) has been distributing social grants on behalf of SASSA electronically since April last[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned the public to be aware of fraudsters selling SASSA cards on social media. This follows the discovery of a post by Thabiso Cele, who is offering to sell Sassa cards on the Facebook group “Ballito Jobs”. The cards are offered at[…]
Forty-five houses have been left gutted, leaving at least 200 people homeless, following a devastating fire which swept through historic Wuppertal in the Western Cape. The small Cederberg town saw its Moravian Mission Station, clinic and town hall completely destroyed this past weekend. “The emergency care personnel and ambulances from[…]
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