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ESG & Sustainability

#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

21 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Finance

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Finance

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Sassa cash paypoints to be phased out by April 2024

27 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

No glitches expected with October grant payment cycle, says Mpumalanga Sassa

4 Oct 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Officials working to ensure smooth payment of grants in October

22 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/@Postbank_ZA

Finance

Expired Sassa gold cards' validity extended to end of the year

9 May 2023

Heineken collaborates to provide support services and promote responsible alcohol use

Retail

Heineken collaborates to provide support services and promote responsible alcohol use

Issued by Heineken South Africa 5 May 2023

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

Legal

NCOP passes Social Assistance Amendment Bill

23 Oct 2020

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

HR & Management

Public cannot collect social grants at labour centres

5 May 2020

No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students

Education

No registration fees for NSFAS qualifying students

17 Jan 2020

NSFAS prioritises the poor in 2020 funding allocation

Education

NSFAS prioritises the poor in 2020 funding allocation

6 Jan 2020

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ESG & Sustainability

What some entrepreneurial welfare beneficiaries do to improve their lives

12 Sep 2019

NSFAS approves over 11,000 social grant applicants

Education

NSFAS approves over 11,000 social grant applicants

25 Jan 2019

NSFAS receives over 400,000 applications for 2019

Education

NSFAS receives over 400,000 applications for 2019

4 Dec 2018

Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

Legal

Court orders SASSA to pay grants into accounts chosen by beneficiaries

29 Nov 2018

NSFAS calls on grant beneficiaries to apply

Education

NSFAS calls on grant beneficiaries to apply

25 Sep 2018

Wage agreement ends postal strike

HR & Management

Wage agreement ends postal strike

19 Jul 2018

Cash heists spur Sassa's move to phase out cash payments

ESG & Sustainability

Cash heists spur Sassa's move to phase out cash payments

7 Jun 2018

Constitutional Court cuts CPS down to size

Legal

Constitutional Court cuts CPS down to size

Barbara Maregele 1 Jun 2018

Sassa fails to get right the bare necessities

Legal

Sassa fails to get right the bare necessities

Nicole Fritz 22 Mar 2018

Sassa flouted policy in CPS payment, court told

Legal

Sassa flouted policy in CPS payment, court told

Ann Crotty 23 Feb 2018

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Finance

Sassa initiates successful test case for direct payment of grants

Linda Ensor 29 Dec 2017

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

Legal

Court wants details on mooted grant payment methods

30 Nov 2017

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

ESG & Sustainability

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

Ivan Turok 8 Sep 2017

SASSA to appeal court ruling

Legal

SASSA to appeal court ruling

12 May 2017

Net1 considers growth with BEE partner

Finance

Net1 considers growth with BEE partner

Ann Crotty 8 May 2017

Constitutional Court tells SASSA it has more to answer for

Legal

Constitutional Court tells SASSA it has more to answer for

9 Mar 2017

Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1

Legal

Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1

12 Aug 2016

Treasury, FSB examines credit insurance sector

Finance

Treasury, FSB examines credit insurance sector

Phakamisa Ndzamela 5 Jul 2014

New biometric card to boot out social grant fraud

Government

New biometric card to boot out social grant fraud

Stephen Timm 11 Jun 2012

Progress made in social grants re-registration

Government

Progress made in social grants re-registration

Gabi Khumalo 3 Apr 2012

Retail

Smart card for social grant beneficiaries

17 Aug 2011

Marketing & Media

Christmas tills to jingle this year!

16 Nov 2004