Sassa apologises for delay in Covid-19 relief grant payouts jacarandafm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jacarandafm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why have R350 grant payments been delayed for March and April 2021?
The popular payments have reached around seven million people in the last 12 months, but the scheme is being discontinued at the end of April. No more new claims can be made Saturday 1 May onwards. Despite already being extended twice by the government, a third time won’t be the charm – as SASSA’s cash reserves run low.
Sandy Godlwana, a Senior Manager in SASSA’s Communication and Marketing Department, broke the bad news earlier today. In an emailed statement, it was confirmed that the ‘transition in government’s financial years’ had caused a large number of R350 grant payments to be held back in the system – leaving vulnerable citizens to face an anxious wait.
KZN taxi owner Sthembiso Gcaba granted bail for Sassa card fraud charges
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Durban - KwaZulu-Natal taxi owner Sthembiso Gcaba, 47, who faces 69 counts of fraud, was granted R5 000 bail in the Durban Magistrates Court, on Thursday.
Gcaba was also charged for theft of R118 800 and for being in possession of stolen property, that being 69 South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) cards.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said police pounced on Gcaba, on Saturday, while he was withdrawing cash from different Sassa cards at an ATM on Anton Lembede (Smith) Street. Cards and cash of R7 640 were allegedly found on Gcaba.
KwaZulu-Natal taxi owner Sthembiso Gcaba, 47, who faces sixty-nine counts of fraud, was granted R5 000 bail in the Durban Magistrates Court, on Thursday
Queues and payment issues for social grants persist iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.