- 21. South Africa Receives Prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award for Social Security Programmes in Africa
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- ... of children, ranging from social grants to free schooling and free health care amongst others.” At the same Award Ceremony, the Department’s Agency, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) ...
- Created on 18 May 2023
- 22. Minister Zulu to Meet with Grade Twelve Social Grant Beneficiaries in Cape Town
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- ... the impact of social grants is likely to be greater the longer the transfer duration, especially, if child-specific grants are kept until the learner completes their Grade 12. Statistics released ...
- Created on 07 February 2023
- 23. Minister Lindiwe Zulu Congratulates Social Grant Beneficiaries on Passing Their NSC Examinations
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- ... grants on children’s educational outcomes. The findings may be demonstrating that the impact of social grants is likely to be greater the longer the transfer duration, especially, if child-specific grants ...
- Created on 21 January 2023
- 24. The Minister of Social Development Calls for Relatives Caring for Orphaned Children to Apply for the Child Support Grant (CSG) Top-Up
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- ... 20 percentage points from 53% to 33% over the same period. This recent review and numerous previous empirical studies have proven that increased government investments in children’s grants have resulted ...
- Created on 30 September 2022
- 25. Minister Zulu to Conduct Service Delivery Oversight Visits on Social Development in Flood-Stricken Port St Johns, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
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- ... who are social grants beneficiaries. This is to showcase the positive impact of social grants on educational outcomes of learners and students. Members of the media are invited to attend and cover ...
- Created on 15 July 2022
- 26. Minister Zulu to Table the NCOP Social Development Portfolio Budget Vote 19
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- ... of Distress (SRD) grants. Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the NCOP Social Development Budget Vote scheduled as follows: TABLING OF NCOP DSD PORTFOLIO BUDGET ...
- Created on 14 June 2022
- 27. The Department of Social Development Reminds South Africans to Comment on the Amendment of Social Relief of Distress Regulations
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- ... and during the administration and consideration of appeals relating to SRD grants; the Department also developed a procedure manual to assist with the implementation of regulatory framework relating t ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 28. Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Host Bilateral Study Tour Meeting with Cote D'ivoire Counterpart
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- ... d migrants. Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the two-day study tour planned as follows: DAY ONE PROGRAMME Date: Monday, 08 November 2021 Time: 09h00 Venue: Fire a ...
- Created on 08 November 2021
- 29. The Rapid Assessment of the Implementation and Utilisation of the Special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant
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- ... equating to 67.9%) were approved for the grant as compared to women (2,070,585 equating to 32.1%). The top-up of social grants, the Child Support Grant (CSG), primary caregiver allowance and Special COVID-19 ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 30. Speaking Notes For Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s Media Briefing Following The Announcement Of The Re-Introduction Of The Speical Covid-19 Srd Grant: (16h00) 04 August 2021...
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- ... SASSA to update their personal details; A total of 571,724 grants which have been approved remain uncollected from the post office and I urge all applicants who have not received or claimed their grants ...
- Created on 04 August 2021
- 31. Speech by Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP during the Virtual Media Briefing on alert Level 4 of the Risk-Adjusted Strategy...
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- ... and register older persons for vaccination at places such as shopping mall, post office and pension pay-out points when they collect their social grants payments at retail stores, service points and access ...
- Created on 02 July 2021
- 32. Budget Vote 19 Speech by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)...
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- ... Grant (otherwise known as the R350 grant). Our research found that during the implementation of the R350 grant some of the beneficiaries pooled their grants together with other household incomes ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 33. Remarks by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu MP on the occasion of the Webinar Dialogue on Child Killings...
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- ... the years made significant progress in scaling up initiatives to tackle violence against children, by increasing the Social Grants through the social assistance programme; impact has been evaluated and ...
- Created on 26 March 2021
- 34. Minister Lindiwe Zulu: Update on Social Development interventions during COVID-19, 26 Feb 2021
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- ... temporary disability grants, cara funding and food relief measures, Cape Town Programme Director; Acting Director-General, Mr Linton Mchunu; CEO of SASSA, Ms Totsie Memela Khambule; ...
- Created on 26 February 2021
- 35. Minister Zulu sets the record straight on false and misleading media reports on Bellville SASSA service point...
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- ... cannon to control a queue of social grants applicants at a local SASSA service point in Bellville, Western Cape Province. Contrary to false and misleading media reports peddled on mainstream and social ...
- Created on 26 January 2021
- 36. South Africa will commemorate Older Persons Week from 27 September to 4 October and Active Ageing Week from 25 to 31 October 2020...
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- ... that caregivers assist older persons with disabilities to access their social grants and to do shopping. · We call on caregivers to practice extra precaution and for the family to consider having ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 37. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in South Africas effort to contain the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic...
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- ... and social relief package we announced in April, which has provided vital support for households, companies and workers at a time of dire need. Through the special COVID-19 grants and the top-up o ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 38. Minister Lindiwe Zulu: Socioeconomic interventions to mitigate impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 30 Jul 2020...
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- ... care facilities. Social Security Grants The child support grant (CSG) beneficiaries received a top-up of three hundred Rands (R300.00) in May. And, between June to October caregivers will receive ...
- Created on 30 July 2020
- 39. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in national effort to contain the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 23 Jul 2020...
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- ... extended by another 6 weeks to 15 August 2020. We continue to provide assistance – in the form of loans, grants and debt restructuring – to small businesses, spaza shop owners and other informal businesses. ...
- Created on 24 July 2020
- 40. Policy Debate Statement by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP on the occasion of the tabling of Budget Vote 19 to the National Assembly (NA)...
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- ... increase was caused by budget reallocations to three budget items, namely: Social Assistance Grants — FIFTEEN BILLION AND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN MILLION RAND. Early Childhood Development (ECD) Conditional ...
- Created on 24 July 2020