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Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu talks about COVID-19 social relief grants, how to reapply
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced during the family meeting that the Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) will be reinstated until March 2022. The grant of R350, administered by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), will also be extended to unemployed caregivers who currently receive child support grants. “This will build on the strength of…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation tonight
The Presidency announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold another ‘family meeting’ on 25 July ahead of Level 4 regulations expiry. Amid the relatively high number of active covid-19 case, schools are still expected to reopen on Monday, basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Saturday media briefing. In the last 24 hours, just over…