Articles for Marecia Damons

Can the SRD grant court order be implemented? Activists say yes

The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented

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News | 19 February 2025

Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems

More than 2-million people still need to switch

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News | 18 February 2025

Deadline to replace SASSA Gold Cards extended to 20 March

This comes as thousands of beneficiaries have been queuing for hours outside service points across the country to get the new Black Card

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Brief | 14 February 2025

This SASSA office opens earlier to deal with “high influx” of clients

A community worker says she sleeps outside the office to secure spaces for elderly or disabled people

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News | 10 February 2025

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Students have been sleeping outside and in hallways

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News | 7 February 2025

Leaked ANC document calls for basic income grant in 2025

But official statement after lekgotla makes no mention of it

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News | 5 February 2025

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications

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News | 24 January 2025

SASSA to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

But the electronic system which allows beneficiaries to prove their identities has also been suspended

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News | 21 January 2025

MPs demand probe into “entire social grant payment system”

Portfolio committee chair Bridget Masango says officials found guilty of fraud or misconduct must be brought to book

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News | 16 January 2025

Hundreds of court judgments are late

The Office of the Chief Justice has published its reserved judgments list, but only for the first two terms of 2024

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News | 19 December 2024

Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant

We joined Willem Witbooi from George while shopping on Black Friday

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News | 6 December 2024

SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency

“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature

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News | 3 December 2024

SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

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News | 15 November 2024

SRD R370 grant beneficiaries approved in October still waiting for payment

SASSA says delays are due to additional fraud checks

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News | 12 November 2024

SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West

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News | 8 November 2024

Parliament debates report on Thabo Bester’s prison escape

“There’s public expectation that the parliamentary process we started in the previous term will be concluded,” says MP

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News | 29 October 2024