As South Africa grapples with deepening poverty and record unemployment, the country’s latest General Household Survey (GHS) paints a sobering picture: more than 25.4 million citizens...
If you’re expecting your regular social grant from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) this June, you may want to double-check your status. Sassa has...
Many Soweto residents are raising red flags over what they describe as unfair financial practices at local spaza shops. The frustration stems from reportedly high card...
One of the main defendants in the well-known Sassa fraud case, which involves more than R4 million in alleged social grant fraud, Phumelele Myeza, had his...
South Africa’s food inflation is creeping upward again—and for millions of households already on the brink, this means another hard blow. According to the Agricultural Business...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered South Africa’s 2025 budget speech, striking a delicate balance between fiscal discipline and addressing urgent social needs. In a time of...
More than a quarter of South Africa’s children suffer from stunting—a lifelong consequence of chronic malnutrition. The effects go beyond health, impacting education, workforce productivity, and...
Sassa beneficiaries who have not yet switched from the gold card to the new Postbank black card have been granted another extension. Minister in the Presidency,...
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced plans to refund beneficiaries who were defrauded by a scheme involving five of its employees. The agency...
Social grant recipients must swap their SASSA gold cards for the new Postbank black cards before the March 20, 2025 deadline. Failure to do so could...