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21. International Day For Persons With Disabilities And Gbvf Awareness In Ficksburg: (Latest News); ... Mr Fusi Makelefane from SASSA urged responsible management of grants for older persons and persons with disabilities, citing recurring complaints about financial exploitation by caretakers. He stressed ...; Created on 27 November 2025
22. Minister Sisisi Tolashe Takes Icrop Community Outreach To Komani, Eastern Cape Province: (Latest News); ... on other community- and SASSA-related activities, such as social grant applications, COVID-19 SRD grants, Social Grant Reviews, and other government services. This ICROP is also aimed at assessing whether ...; Created on 24 November 2025
23. Minister Tolashe Leads Integrated Ministerial Outreach Bringing Essential Services To Vryburg: (Latest News); ... of government. Departments including Home Affairs, Health, SASSA and the NDA offered on-site support ranging from identity documents to social grants and health services. The Minister of Social Development, ...; Created on 04 November 2025
24. Dsd Strengthens Family Bonds Through Mother And Daughter/Father And Son Programme: (Latest News); ... because she is unemployed and relies solely on South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants to provide for her children. She appealed to other parents to use social grants responsibly, saying ...; Created on 09 October 2025
25. Webinar Series Renews Focus On Expanding Social Protection In South Africa: (Latest News); ... migrants. “The authors have done a tremendous job in exploring the different facets of our social security landscape. Through these chapters, they provide very important insights on the critical gaps ...; Created on 11 August 2025
26. Sassa CEO Concludes Week-Long Oversight Visit In North West: (Latest News); ... week-long oversight visit to the North West province to monitor service delivery and grant review processes. Matlou expressed satisfaction with the social grants review processes and overall operations ...; Created on 11 August 2025
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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

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