SASSA Raises Grants in April — But Its New Digital System Is Quietly Removing Thousands
For roughly 18 million South Africans who depend on social grants to survive, April 1, 2026 brings rare good news: the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is raising nearly all its permanent grants for the first time in the new financial year. But this increase comes wrapped in a warning — SASSA’s upgraded digital verification systems