Two girls aged 9 and 15 who were trafficked across South Africa's border into Malawi are due to return; Social Development Minister Dina Pule will receive...
No arrests have been made after a 10-month-old from Saldanha was hospitalised with both legs broken. Police and the Department of Social Development are investigating.
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 for September 2026 SASSA grants: payment dates, deferred payments, queue syndicates, hiring plans to cut wait times and vigilante attacks on pensioners.
SASSA CEO Themba Matlou says grant reviews verify eligibility and do not automatically cancel grants; agency is modernising services and stresses dignity.
How baby savers (drop boxes) operate, the care pathway for infants left there, and the legal dispute after a Pretoria High Court hearing.
The Department of Social Development warns fake overseas job offers lure South Africans to scam compounds across the Thailand‑Myanmar border, forcing them into cybercrime.
New Social Development Minister Dina Pule promises digital updates, reviews and 1,000 new workers to reduce SASSA queues and protect social grants.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reserved R77 million to bolster investigations into grant fraud and remove ineligible beneficiaries from the social grants system,...
In less than two years in office, Sisisi Tolashe was removed as minister overseeing South Africa’s social grant agency amid a series of controversies that drew...