FOOD BASKET CHECK No relief for grant recipients, hikes loom and food prices remain unaffordable 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Communities in crisis: The healthcare fallout from hospital closures in North West province 6 min 0 By Nthusang Lefafa for Spotlight
2025 BUDGET A VAT hike is not the answer, say experts — here are their solutions to SA’s fiscal crisis 4 min 4 By Lillian Roberts
LANDMARK RULING High court declares SRD grant regulations unconstitutional, demands urgent reforms for millions in need 3 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
GROUNDUP OP-ED How scammers exploited South Africa's Social Relief of Distress grant system 7 min 5 By Nathan Geffen
GROUNDUP It cost R280,000 — but investigation into Sassa grant fraud is a flop 4 min 3 By Nathan Geffen
GROUNDUP More than 17m people in SA applied for the R370 SRD grant in September 2 min 2 By Marecia Damons
SRD GRANT Grant recipients battle with new biometric verification process amid payment delays 6 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ECONOMIC MATTERS OP-ED The R497-billion question — how to use the GFRECA for good in national spending 5 min 15 By Dr Gilad Isaacs, Zimbali Mncube, Liso Mdutyana Dr Kelle Howson and Neil Coleman
FLAWED SYSTEM OP-ED Time to bust the ghosts in the Social Relief of Distress grant machine 2 min 1 By Israel Nkuna
Maverick News SAMRC showcases SA poor’s dependency on ultra-processed meals as food basket costs continue to rise 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SOCIAL [IN]SECURITY Litigation under way to challenge unfair exclusion of millions from Social Relief of Distress grant 6 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MTBPS Mini budget – Prisons are a ‘college for criminals’, say activists in call to redirect funds 3 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
FIXING THE ECONOMY OP-ED The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement needs to break with our recent and current failed national fiscal strategy 4 min 2 By Zimbali Mncube and Vuyisiwe Mahafu
GROUNDUP SOCIAL ASSISTANCE DELAYS Sassa beneficiaries unable to access grants via Post Office — Black Sash 2 min 0 By Liezl Human for GroundUp
SOCIAL INSECURITY ‘It’s Not Enough,’ Soweto residents say of R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant 5 min 0 By Tshabalira Lebakeng
BIG OP-ED Is opposition to basic income support for vulnerable adults informed by evidence or ideology? 8 min 16 By Alex van den Heever
Social Relief of Distress Call for SRD grant to be extended as last official payments are made 5 min 1 By Daily Maverick Reporters
GROUNDUP Long queues at Post Offices as activists picket for Covid-19 grant extension 4 min 0 By Liezl Human, Kimberly Mutandiro, Masego Mafata and Loyiso Dy
