SASSA confirms January 2026 Older Persons Grants will be paid on January 6. Full details & amounts — Stories Shaping South ...

SASSA free payment change service comes with hidden pitfalls. Learn how to navigate bank charges & delays this January.

A fire in Vrygrond near Muizenburg destroyed 38 informal structures, displacing nearly 60 residents. Gift of the Givers ...

Social grants ensure that millions of vulnerable South Africans can survive every month. Sassa confirmed grant payments for ...

Fires across informal settlements in the Western Cape have left hundreds homeless, prompting urgent humanitarian efforts from ...

Despite facing numerous systems challenges, 2026 Social Relief of Distress Grants have been extended for another year ...

SASSA has released the January 2026 payment schedule for social grants, emphasising the need for beneficiaries to verify their biometric details to prevent fraud and ensure accurate payments.

The outlook for January 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grants has taken an unexpected turn for the better. Following December’s social welfare disbursements in the first week of the month, recipients face a ...

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after thousands of social grants were ended following recent eligibility reviews. On ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it’s whittling down the number of identity fraud cases as it attempts to root out corruption of the R370 social relief of distress (SRD) grant.

The agency has identified a host of shortcomings in its SRD application system, most of which it says it’s now been able to fix. A South African Social Security Agency office in Pretoria. Picture: ...