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21. Sassa Ceo Issues Clarion Call To Assist Beneficiaries During August Review Process: (Latest News); ... including executives and senior managers, to make sure beneficiaries are not severely inconvenienced during the social grants review. Matlou emphasised the importance of the reviews, saying they are ...; Created on 31 July 2025
22. Minister Tolashe Tables R294-Billion Budget Vote To Restore Trust, Deepen Impact And Protect Families: (Latest News); ... especially the youth — with the 20–24 age group alone accounting for over 3.4 million applications. The majority of grants are used by four provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Gauteng. ...; Created on 17 July 2025
23. Chris Hani Community Gears Up For Minister Tolashe’s Mandela Day Visit: (Latest News); ... misuse of social grants, gender-based violence, vulnerability of people with disabilities, and the exploitation of older persons whose SASSA cards are often held by loan sharks. SASSA will ensure all ...; Created on 17 July 2025
24. Nc Cape Social Development Mec Leads High Impact Outreach In Platfontein: (Latest News); ... Cape’s most vulnerable communities. Hosted at the !Xun Alfa Gemeente Church in the community 15km out of Kimberley, the event provided access to a range of vital services, including SASSA grants applications, ...; Created on 17 July 2025
25. Speech by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe, MP on the occasion of the tabling of Budget Vote 19 of the Department of Social Development to the National Assembly: (Latest News); ... as per data from Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey. Currently, approximately forty-five percent of the South African population receive social grants or social relief of distress as a consisten ...; Created on 10 July 2025
26. Minister Tolashe Takes Child Protection Campaign To Manguzi, Kzn: (Latest News); ... during the same period. The Minister will be bringing all services of the DSD, including substance abuse prevention, Non-Profit Organisation compliance, and SASSA, for application of all social grants. ...; Created on 22 May 2025
27. Department Of Social Development Leads Cross-Border Meeting To Strengthen Child Protection And Social Services In The Region: (Latest News); ... children, families, and migrants across borders. This meeting serves as a platform to strengthen the coordination of cross-border activities and collaboration between South Africa and Mozambique ...; Created on 17 May 2025
28. Dsd Defends Its Position On The Child Support Grant.: (Latest News); ... Grant?” ⁠“Social security provides a supplementary benefit when there is insufficient income to achieve a minimum standard of living. Social grants remain a vital safety net, particularly for the poorest ...; Created on 09 May 2025
29. South Africa Participates In The 63rd Session Of The United Nations Commission For Social Development: (Latest News); ... freedom and democracy. “South Africa provides one of the best social protection in the form of monthly social grants to over 44% of the population. These grants are well targeted, and proven successful ...; Created on 13 February 2025
30. Social Department To Appeal The Judgement On Covid 19 Social Relief Of Distress: (Latest News); ... delivered by the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on 23 January 2025. This follows the case brought by the Institute of Economic Justice and #Paythegrants regarding the COVID-19 Social Relief ...; Created on 03 February 2025
31. Social Development To Host Namibian Delegation On A Learning Visit To South Africa: (Latest News); ... apartheid. One of the key issues currently in the cooperation agreement between the two countries is social security, particularly grants administration in what is known as the Walvis Bay Agreement. ...; Created on 04 November 2024
32. Social Development Commemorates International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty: (Latest News); ... levels of poverty. The outreach programme will focus on promoting access to services such as birth registration and social grants applications to address issues of child poverty and malnutrition in the ...; Created on 24 October 2024
33. Remarks by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Nokuzola Tolashe, MP on the occasion of SASSA Response to PC to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development SASSA security Bridge: (Latest News); ... to you all. I am grateful for the opportunity to address this Committee today on the critical issue of alleged weakness in SASSA ‘s social grants payment system and fraud in the application process for ...; Created on 24 October 2024
34. Media Statement: Minister Tolashe Wishes Social Grant Beneficiaries Well: (Latest News); 21 October 2024 MINISTER TOLASHE WISHES SOCIAL GRANT BENEFICIARIES WELL Pretoria:- The Minister of Social Development, Ms Sisisi Tolashe wishes the beneficiaries of social grants well as they ...; Created on 24 October 2024
35. Speech by the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Budget Vote Speech by the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief Hendricks, on the occasion of the tabling of Budget Vote 19 of the Department ...: (Latest News); ... thereby reducing dependence on social grants as their only source of income. We are piloting such a programme with Finmark Trust. The programme identifies social grant beneficiaries, especially, those ...; Created on 17 July 2024
36. Speech by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Nokuzola Tolashe, MP on the occasion of the tabling of Budget Vote 19 of the Department of Social Development to the National Assembly: (Latest News); ... of 28 million social grants. Included in this number is around 9 million eligible beneficiaries receiving the Social Relief of Distress Grant. Currently, social grants are a major source of incom ...; Created on 17 July 2024
37. Minister Lindiwe Zulu Tackles Child Malnutrition And Closing Of Sassa Pay Points In Mthatha, Eastern Cape: (Latest News); ... 14 million, 991 thousand, and 888 children respectively. These grants include Care Dependency, Foster Child, Child Support, Child Support Top-Up, and Care Dependency grants. During the same period, ...; Created on 20 May 2024
38. Active Ageing Kicks Off In Mbombela: (Latest News); ... social development the following: They need access to older persons diapers Dignity when collecting their grants No queues when collecting their medication An end to the means test on the ...; Created on 22 March 2024
39. Remarks of the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP on the occasion of the State of the Nation Address Debate Tuesday, 13 February 2024 Cape Town City Hall: (Latest News); ... were social grant beneficiaries, with 62 out of the 110 top performing learners in different categories. 202 156 social grants learners received a Bachelor pass which gains them access to further their ...; Created on 13 February 2024
40. State Of The Nation Address By President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024: (Latest News); ... 9 million unemployed people every month. We have seen the benefits of this grant and will extend it and improve it as the next step towards income support for the unemployed. These grants and subsidies ...; Created on 09 February 2024

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