A clear guide to Free Basic Electricity for pensioners: history, national uptake figures, theft issues and what Joburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria offer.
Sassa has set September 2026 payment dates: Older Persons on Sept 2, Disability on Sept 3, Children's grants on Sept 4; SRD paid on staggered dates...
Postbank warns nearly 80,000 SASSA beneficiaries to switch from gold to black cards before the August 31 deadline to avoid delays accessing grant funds.
A SASSA audit found a child support beneficiary owed R31,000 after income above the threshold was detected. Details of the review and repayment terms.
Dina Pule’s 2013 ethics verdict is back in the spotlight after her July 2026 appointment as Social Development minister overseeing a R271bn SASSA budget.
Key facts on SASSA children’s grants: scale, current Child Support Grant amount and September 2026 payment dates for major grants.
Key facts for September 2026 SASSA grants: payment dates, deferred payments, queue syndicates, hiring plans to cut wait times and vigilante attacks on pensioners.
According to The South African, Free State pensioner July Miya says shifting SASSA payment dates caused missed insurance debits, lost free electricity coupons and strained his...
SASSA CEO Themba Matlou says grant reviews verify eligibility and do not automatically cancel grants; agency is modernising services and stresses dignity.
Postbank warns more than 280,000 SASSA gold-card beneficiaries must switch to Postbank Black Cards by August 31 to avoid possible disruption to grant payments.