More than 17 million “residents” of South Africa are currently receiving government grants. According to Statistics SA, more than 45% of households are dependent on state grants. The rainbow country has become a well-being country and this means, among other things, that more and more non-marital children are growing. Western Cape households are dependent on..
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Nearly Half of Households in SA on Welfare – Rainbow Nation has become welfare state with over 45% of households relying on SASSA
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ANC uses social grants as ace card for the coming general elections – social grant recipients are scared they will lose grant if they vote for an opposition party
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When voters chose their parties on May 8, it’s likely that personal issues, such as grants and RDP houses, will have a major bearing. Most South African social grant recipients do not believe that the opposition parties would not take away their government grants. And this could influence who they vote for, come May 8’s..
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VUT scraps upfront payment for ‘poor’ students
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The Vaal University of Technology and its student representative council (SRC) have agreed that students who come from households with an income of R350,000 and less will not pay registration fees at the beginning of the year. Students from households whose income is more than R350,000 are required to pay R4,000 upfront. This comes as..
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