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SASSA’s Umlazi office declared unsafe, shuts down

Hundreds of beneficiaries now forced to find their way to alternative offices

Some SASSA beneficiaries in Umlazi now have to spend time and money to travel to offices like the Durban Station branch in the city centre after their office was shut down last week. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Last week, SASSA closed its Umlazi office in Durban after it was declared unsafe by labour department inspectors.
Concerns identified during the inspection included loose cables coming into contact with water and structural roof collapse, according to the labour department.
Beneficiaries from Umlazi now have to travel further and pay more for transport to get to other SASSA offices.

SASSA’s office in Umlazi was forced to close its doors last week after a labour department inspection found the building to be unsafe.
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