Threshold changes, uncertainty and language barriers leave people without the meagre lifeline
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
The rich have a security blanket. The poorest have extended government assistance. But for South Africa’s middle class, there is little in the way of financial support during the…
The Gauteng department of social development puts the needs of children first
The Gauteng department of social development empowers communities and engenders self-reliance
The judiciary stands to gain more legitimacy if it manages to confront the impunity of Sassa and Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini.
The country’s child grant is failing to deliver social justice because it is doing more than what it is meant to do, says research.
Our woefully inadequate welfare system begs a new, integrated approach from the government.
Authorities in Angola have cleared about 50-million square metres of landmines under the country’s ongoing demining programme, state media reported on Tuesday. The coordinator of…
