SASSA dismisses claims of social grant double payments

File | SASSA offices in Athlone Cape Town. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has denied claims that beneficiaries will be receiving double payment for their social grants. The agency’s spokesperson Andile Tshona has urged beneficiaries not to entertain information that doesn’t come from credible sources. “SASSA would like to state that this is…

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South Africa signs partnership deal with Afreximbank

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing delegates at the signing ceremony in Johannesburg. South Africa has officially signed a partnership agreement with the African Export-Import Bank, commonly known as Afreximbank. The trade finance bank is a multilateral financial institution that was established in 1993 to help drive intra and extra African trade. The bank has announced a…

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Limpopo Dept notes complaints from food outlet owners, spaza shops

Limpopo Economic Development department 2 minutes The Limpopo Department of Economic Development says it has taken note of complaints from some owners of food outlets, including spaza shops. The owners say they missed last Friday’s deadline to register their businesses because municipal officials and traditional leaders have been charging high levies for recommendation letters. The…

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ActionSA vows to monitor probe into claims against Police Minister

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba ActionSA says it will keep a hawk’s eye on the investigations into the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi made damning allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who’s been placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party’s member of parliament, Dereleen James, says they’ve…

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Undocumented migrants in sharp focus during ANCWL march

ANC Women’s League members gathered in Pretoria as they march to the Union Buildings against gender-based violence and femicide on 29 November 2024. 3 minutes Undocumented migrants came into sharp focus as the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and other sectors of society marched to the Union Buildings to deliver their memorandum to President…

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