- 41. 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
- 42. 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
- 43. Minister Zulu Leads Service Delivery Oversight Visit To Sassa Local Office In Wynberg, Western Cape Province
- (Latest News)
- ... efficiency, better customer experience in less time and create a better operating environment for staff. During the visit, Minister Zulu will interact with SASSA staff, social grants beneficiaries and ...
- Created on 26 January 2024
- 44. Minister Zulu Congratulates All Grade 12 Learners Receiving Social Development Services Who Passed The 2023 National Senior Certificate Examinations
- (Latest News)
- ... National Senior Certificate (NSC). Of the 897 775 Grade 12 learners who wrote their NSC, 543 786 full-time learners were social grant beneficiaries, with 62 out of 110 social grants beneficiaries ...
- Created on 24 January 2024
- 45. Minister Zulu Concludes Ministerial Outreach Programme In Mpumalanga
- (Latest News)
- ... Kabokweni, Phola and Majika. The local office pays 254 746 social grants to the tune of over 69 million rand per month. The purpose of the visit is to assess SASSA’s queue management system which ...
- Created on 24 January 2024
- 46. A Decent Path – a new documentary that traces the transformation of the R350 grant on the lives of beneficiaries.
- (Latest News)
- ... enabling recipients to search for jobs and to engage in other economic activities to support their livelihoods”. South Africa provides social grants to poor children and older persons as well as ...
- Created on 03 November 2023
- 47. 207 Children Married in 2021 - Stats SA
- (Latest News)
- ... an improvement in children living in low income households at 2.6 million with 4,0 million in high income households, pensions and grants were still the highest source of income for children in rural areas. ...
- Created on 17 August 2023
- 48. Speech by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP on the occasion of the tabling of the Social Development Portfolio Budget Vote 19 to the National Assembly
- (Latest News)
- ... (R35.7 billion and R400 million, respectively); the inflationary increase of the value of grants (R5.8 billion); and the compensation of employees (R15 million). The Department’s ...
- Created on 30 May 2023
- 49. South Africa Receives Prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award for Social Security Programmes in Africa
- (Latest News)
- ... 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
- 50. South Africa Receives Prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award for Social Security Programmes in Africa
- (Latest News)
- ... 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
- 51. Minister Zulu to Meet with Grade Twelve Social Grant Beneficiaries in Cape Town
- (Latest News)
- ... 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




