Governments Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Decide Who Gets a Social Grant: Inside a South African Court Case
Automated systems need to be watched carefully to ensure they are in fact operating in the public interest.
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SRD Grant Recipients Queue All Day at Benoni SASSA Office – Only to Be Turned Away
Beneficiaries trying to update their details or reinstate payments say they have to make multiple trips because the system of often down and queues are very long and slow
State Must Find Means to Mitigate Unemployment Crisis
The increasing number of active South Africans jobseekers to more than 8.1 million adults, together with sustained slow economic growth that is not projected to speed up soon, is a national crisis that is being hopelessly inadequately addressed by the R370 SRD grant.
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South Africans Want Solar Power but They Worry Panels Will Be Stolen – Study
Solar energy can cut costs and pollution for South African households, but fear of theft holds people back. Shared mini-grids offer a safer, affordable alternative.
Ekurhuleni’s “Ghost Workers” Demand Jobs and Compensation
About 200 former EPWP workers say the municipal database shows them earning salaries 11 years after their contracts ended
Hundreds of Soweto Residents Protest in Pretoria for a Flat Rate Electricity Tariff
They want the regulator to introduce a flat rate of R350 for poor households
Bizeleni Gwanya and Her Disabled Daughter Were Promised an RDP House. Years Later, They Are Still in a Mud House
The Flagstaff-Ingquza housing project has stalled due to budget constraints, says Eastern Cape Human Settlements
Counting the People Who Sleep on the Streets of Mamelodi
Volunteers help the City of Tshwane gather data on homelessness
Activists Criticise Social Grant “Savings”
The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries
Budget 2026: Social Grants to Go up in April
Increases are slightly more than inflation
Rebranded Grant, Same Poverty Reality
This year’s budget was delivered at a time of cautious optimism, a relatively stable macroeconomic outlook and an upgrade by S&P Global Ratings. But stability on paper must translate into tangible outcomes for the most vulnerable.
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Budget 2026: Civil Society Groups Call For a R1,750-A-Month Social Grant
“The government needs to tax the rich”
SONA2026: Some Bold and Meaningful Interventions but the Poor Still Need More Direct Help
Thirty years ago, in 1996, our country adopted a Constitution that created the structures and values of our democracy.
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‘Big 4’ Priorities for 2026 SONA
When President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address this week, he cannot afford to bask in the green shoots of the economy that emerged last year.
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State is blocking access to SASSA grants, argue activists
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal
SRD Grant Increase Is “Simply Unaffordable” Says Treasury
Government appeals ruling that R370 grant regulations are unconstitutional and unlawful
Future of SRD Grant Uncertain, Says Treasury
Universal Basic Income Coalition says government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
How This Pensioner Spends Her R2 320 Monthly Grant
“Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done,” says 61-year-old Noah Libbie
Is Electricity Affordable in South Africa?
Working class communities in South Africa are continuing the tradition of shutting down their neighbourhood in protest against high electricity prices.
Fraudulent Scheme Registering 18-Year-Olds for SRD Grants Bust
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 23 July 2025 The GOOD Party has asked SASSA and the Hawks to shut down a fraudulent scheme in which hundreds of Worcester and Rawsonville residents, mostly18-year-olds, are being registered for the R370 a month poverty grant without their knowledge or receiving […]
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R370 Grant Beneficiaries in Tsakane Haven’t Been Paid in Months
SASSA says it will investigate the problem
People With HIV Go Hungry as Gauteng Government Cuts Funds
Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels
Social Grants Go Unpaid as Beneficiaries Struggle With SASSA’s System
Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process