Special GroundUp series on social grants
Pensioners queue among mass of shoppers to collect social grants
By Joseph Chirume and Mkhuseli Sizani
Brief | 30 March 2020
Cash Paymaster Services could pay back profits as ordered by Constitutional Court
GroundView | 27 March 2020
Department of Social Development’s backlog still huge as new deadline looms
News | 18 March 2020
Annie Tshimanga given the runaround by SASSA after her card was stolen
Brief | 2 March 2020
Issues included unemployment, climate change and gender rights
By Ashraf Hendricks, Tariro Washinyira and Vincent Lali
News | 26 February 2020
Explosive report into costs claimed by Cash Paymaster Services on social grants payment contract
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 6 February 2020
Auditor’s report suggests the company understated its profits by more than R840 million
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 6 February 2020
The battle to resolve the huge backlog dates back to 2011
News | 20 November 2019
Thousands of foster care grants at stake
News | 31 October 2019
Accounts being audited by SASSA in accordance with Constitutional Court ruling
GroundView | 29 October 2019
Long queues, no toilets: the closure of the old paypoints leaves pensioners in the lurch
News | 4 October 2019
Government promises to meet November deadline, but MPs are sceptical
News | 19 September 2019
Mayor and government intervene to help Flagstaff family get IDs, social grants and a better home
Brief | 13 August 2019
No IDs, so no social grants: family survives off grandmother’s pension
News | 10 May 2019
“If you do not sleep here, you will not get assisted”
News | 26 April 2019
Some beneficiaries were not paid, but the problem was resolved by Tuesday afternoon
Brief | 2 April 2019