The agency has warned that SASSA grants in May 2025 could be delayed for certain individuals if all their personal details are not in order. According to a release on the agency’s website ...

Showbizzers were shaking their heads and snickering Thursday morning as word of Scott Sassa‘s hasty exit from Hearst Entertainment spread among his friends and associates. The New York Post ...

Beneficiaries gathered outside the Sassa office in downtown Johannesburg, expressing dissatisfaction with the long waiting times and lack of assistance. Frusrated crowd outside the Sassa office in ...

SASSA has delayed June social grant payments for 210 000 beneficiaries after discovering they may have not disclosed additional income. Affected beneficiaries must present themselves to SASSA offices ...

There is too damn much fake news and misinformation, says SASSA – South Africa’s Social Security Agency – but perhaps not in those words. It says that the spread of fake information about ...

Sassa has announced the suspension of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to beneficiaries suspected of fraud. Such beneficiaries are expected to verify their identities on Sassa ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially confirmed the grant payment dates for May 2025, reassuring beneficiaries that all disbursements will be made on time. According to ...

On Wednesday, Sassa presented its audit action plan to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Social Development, following a financially unqualified opinion by the Auditor-General for 2023/24. Sassa ...

Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has launched an online grant-application portal. The new system will enable the ...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is making a plea to beneficiaries to upgrade from the expired Gold Cards to the new Black Cards by the end of February to continue receiving their ...

All current Sassa Gold Cards will stop working on 28 February 2025, irrespective of the expiry date written on the card. The Sassa grants payments that started in the week of 4 to 6 February 2025 ...