Social Grants

Lack of Youth Services Undercuts the Gains of South Africa’s Child Grant

South Africa introduced a child support grant 21 years ago in 1998, four years after the advent of democracy. The grant has been a human rights milestone and a mark of progress in the full realisation of children’s rights. It is one of t...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

SASSA Has Extended Two Temporary Grants To The End Of December.

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) have announced that its temporary disability and care dependency grants have been extended until December 31. Sassa says that the extension was for the grants that lapsed on the 1st of F...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

South African president extends special COVID-19 grant. Why this is not enough.

Two unemployed men tout for casual jobs on a street in Cape Town. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a three month extension of a special R350 (US$24) a month COVID-19 grant for unemployed adult...

Hannah J.Dawson·about 3 years ago

Pregnant women in South Africa should be offered social grants – it will save the state money in the long run

A baby’s first 1,000 days, from the time of conception until their second birthday, is a crucial window of opportunity to optimise their potential – through healthy nutrition for the mother during pregnancy, and then for the child after ...

Susan Goldstein, University of the Witwatersrand & Aisha Moolla, University of Sheffield ·about 2 months ago

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