Customer Service and Frontline

The Sassa Gold Card deadline is approaching and beneficiaries are being urged to switch to Postbank Black Cards to avoid disruptions to their grant payments. 

"EPWP participants play an important role in supporting a range of municipal programmes, including community safety, public health, water and sanitation services," according to eThekwini Municipality who are strongly promoting the programme. 

Government has assured South Africans that 30 June 2026 will be a normal working day, warning that any acts of violence, intimidation or disruption will be dealt with through the full force of the law.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme.