The PayTheGrants Campaign against the termination of the Covid SRD grant held a protest outside the Sassa offcie in Bellville. Picture: Leon Lestrade/African News Agency/ANA. Despite growing calls for the extension of the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant, the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it has no mandate to extend it.
The grant was introduced last year by President Cyril Ramphosa as part of social relief initiatives aimed at tackling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The grant has seen millions of unemployed South Africans benefit.
Earlier this year, when the grant was extended by Ramaphosa for […]
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