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The deadline for the transition from the SASSA Gold Card to the Black Card is looming. Archive photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

About 1.9m people still need to swap gold cards as Sassa deadline looms

Marecia Damons 5 Mar 2025

Deadline for Sassa card transition extended to 20 March 2025

Health & Welfare

Deadline for Sassa card transition extended to 20 March 2025

14 Feb 2025

The new Postbank Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards will expire on 28 February 2025 and social grant beneficiaries are urged to get their new cards before then. Photo supplied by Sassa

Health & Welfare

Sassa Gold cards to stop working on 28 February 2025 - beneficiaries urged to replace them

13 Feb 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Babalwa Nonkenge, head of retail investments.

Banking

Empowering South Africa’s women through financial independence and security

Babalwa Nonkenge 21 Aug 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 2024

10 FAQs about the SASSA SRD Grant for students

Higher Education

10 FAQs about the SASSA SRD Grant for students

Issued by FundiConnect 19 Mar 2024

Image source: michael spring –

Health & Welfare

Disability grant applicants can lodge an appeal - Sassa

2 Nov 2023

Photo: Facebook, Sassa News

Health & Welfare

Sassa gold cards remain valid in December and beyond

31 Oct 2023

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Health & Welfare

Officials working to ensure smooth payment of grants in October

22 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf The latest Maps shows consumer behaviour shifts in shopping

Research

Maps shows changes in consumer behaviour, shopping patterns and media consumption

4 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Despite shifting shopper behaviour due to tough economic conditions the FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown

FMCG

FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown - despite unsettled economy

28 Apr 2023

source: The Government Communication and Information System. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

Banking

Postbank plans for state bank underway

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2023

Financial Services

SONA 2022 is Cyril's chance to win back the trust of the nation

Abigail Moyo 8 Feb 2022

Has youth unemployment really become another pandemic in SA?

Youth Month

Has youth unemployment really become another pandemic in SA?

Miranda Lusiba 18 Jun 2021

Judge Makhubele is suspended ... but still hearing cases

Law Practice

Judge Makhubele is suspended ... but still hearing cases

James Stent 12 Nov 2020

Why SA needs to adopt a culture of youth entrepreneurship

SMEs

Why SA needs to adopt a culture of youth entrepreneurship

9 Nov 2020

Foster-care bill will bring relief to thousands

Legislation

Foster-care bill will bring relief to thousands

James Stent 9 Oct 2020

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Regulatory

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017