CHAINS OF POVERTY Time for SA to ditch the myths and get behind a universal basic income grant, say researchers 7 min 8 By Ufrieda Ho
FOOD BASKET CHECK Cost of basic foodstuffs drops as inflation hits four-year low 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
LANDMARK RULING High court declares SRD grant regulations unconstitutional, demands urgent reforms for millions in need 3 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
South Africa IEJ Legal action targets flaws in Social Relief of Distress grant distribution 5 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
GROUNDUP Legitimate Social Relief of Distress grant applicants pay the price for fraudsters 4 min 1 By Marecia Damons
GROUNDUP ‘Exclusionary rules’ for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October 4 min 2 By Marecia Damons
SRD GRANT Grant recipients battle with new biometric verification process amid payment delays 6 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS Civil society gives Ramaphosa Sona resounding thumbs-down 8 min 5 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY Parents desperate after Sassa suspends 150,000 child support grants 8 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila, Tamsin Metelerkamp, Naledi Sikhakhane, Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase
GROUNDUP Payment glitches leave child support grant recipients stranded without money in January 2 min 0 By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT OP-ED MTBPS 2023 is a shoddy compromise that means death by a thousand cuts 8 min 13 By Gilad Isaacs, Zimbali Mncube, Kelle Howson, Kamal Ramburuth, Liso Mdutyana, and Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo
FIGHT FOR THE POOR SRD grant activists forge ahead with legal action against the state unopposed 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
SOCIAL [IN]SECURITY Litigation under way to challenge unfair exclusion of millions from Social Relief of Distress grant 5 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS Three million beneficiaries still not receiving SRD grants, says Minister Lindiwe Zulu 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
ANALYSIS Ticking social compact boxes — Presidential summit leaves out major civil society players 5 min 1 By Mark Heywood
GROUNDUP Activists takes government to court over ‘unfair’, ‘exclusionary’ SRD grant regulations 2 min 0 By Liezl Human for GroundUp
GRANT RELIEF Sassa, Ramaphosa say Social Relief of Distress payments will be made within the week 2 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
SOCIAL DISTRESS Government remains silent on non-payment of grants while millions face hunger 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
‘RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE’ Millions head into third month of misery as government fails to pay Social Relief of Distress grants 4 min 2 By Zukiswa Pikoli
