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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Covid-19 R350 social relief of distress grant will be extended until March 2023. File photo.Image: SA government via Twitter

Sassa shuts down scam luring people to PEP for children’s clothing vouchers

UNATHI NKANJENI The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has warned grant recipients about a fake poster doing the rounds on social media, misleading people to apply for free clothing vouchers at PEP stores. The poster tells members to take…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Covid-19 R350 social relief of distress grant will be extended until March 2023. File photo.Image: SA government via Twitter

Sassa grants now available from certain chain stores

From Wednesday, approved social relief of distress grant recipients can collect their R350 grants from chain stores Pick n Pay and Boxer Stores. SA Post Office spokesperson Johan Kruger this week, however, said those collecting their…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Covid-19 R350 social relief of distress grant will be extended until March 2023. File photo.Image: SA government via Twitter

Beneficiaries must wait for SMS before collecting grant – Sassa

UNATHI NKANJENI The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has pleaded with recipients of the R350 social relief of distress grant to not flock to post offices to collect their payments before receiving an SMS. The agency kick-started the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Covid-19 R350 social relief of distress grant will be extended until March 2023. File photo.Image: SA government via Twitter

Sassa says it has no money to extend the temporary disability grant

ANDISIWE MAKINANA The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has told parliament that it does not have the money to reinstate and extend the temporary disability grants that lapsed last month. Dianne Dunkerley, Sassa’s executive manager…

More than 3.5-million applications for Sassa Covid-19 distress grant in 3 days

By NOMAHLUBI JORDAAN The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it has received more than 3.5-million applications for the Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant. Sassa said it had started taking applications on Monday. “As of…

SOCIAL DISTANCE: Social development MEC Siphokazi ManiLusithi, left, and Premier Lubablo Oscar Mabuyane chat with an elderly social grant recipient on Monday at the OR Tambo Hall in Zwelitsha Picture: AMANDA NANO

Large queues for grants

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Zwelitsha residents came out in their numbers on Monday to collect their social security grants, patiently waiting in line while trying to adhere to social distancing regulations. The GO! observed…