GROUNDUP 12 September 2024 Call for independent review after Sassa underspends R4-billion on Social Relief of Distress grants Marecia Damons 3 min 1
GROUNDUP 2 September 2024 ‘Exclusionary rules’ for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October Marecia Damons 4 min 2
GROUNDUP 14 August 2024 Clients lose out as security guard strike hits Western Cape SA Social Security Agency offices Marecia Damons 2 min 0
GROUNDUP 30 July 2024 Grant beneficiaries are still battling to use Sassa’s new biometric system Marecia Damons 3 min 1
GROUNDUP 13 June 2024 Health department reports second SA mpox death — here’s what you need to know Marecia Damons 4 min 1
GROUNDUP 1 March 2024 Cyril Ramaphosa suspends ex-transport minister Dipuo Peters over Prasa allegations Marecia Damons 2 min 8
GROUNDUP 15 February 2024 NSFAS reveals myriad 'challenges’, with over 36 000 students still without beds in 2024 Marecia Damons 3 min 10
GROUNDUP 30 November 2023 More than 87,000 students could lose their 2024 funding due to NSFAS budget cuts Marecia Damons 3 min 0
GROUNDUP 12 October 2023 MPs blast Sassa, social development department over grant delays and financial irregularities Marecia Damons 3 min 1
GROUNDUP 7 September 2023 NSFAS 'an embarrassment' - Parliament sets two-week deadline to resolve critical issues Marecia Damons 4 min 1
GROUNDUP 14 July 2023 Late judgments – ‘lack of support’ flagged amid delayed justice Marecia Damons 4 min 1
GROUNDUP 6 July 2023 Thabo Bester saga — Bloemfontein high court overturns ruling, grants three accused bail Marecia Damons 3 min 0
