Daily Maverick

Inside Sassa’s grant review: Queues, outages, suspensions

September 23, 2026·3 min
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Daily Maverick’s Tamsin Metelerkamp visited Sassa offices across five provinces to look at the agency’s intensified grant review process, launched to detect fraud. The investigation found overburdened, understaffed offices, frequent system outages, and lawful beneficiaries facing suspended payments and repeated office visits to resolve them.&nbsp;Reporting by: Tamsin Metelerkamp Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade&nbsp; Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy.&nbsp;Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos&nbsp;Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick&nbsp;&nbsp;Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick&nbsp;Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/&nbsp;Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/&nbsp;&nbsp;Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa&nbsp;Download Daily Maverick Mobile App:&nbsp;https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ &nbsp; Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickSubscribe to our channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickS

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