[TOP STORY] Sassa admits grants suspension was untimely

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‘We do acknowledge that that suspension in January is probably an inappropriate thing to do. We should probably have given those clients a few extra months to correct their details,’ says Brenton van Vrede, executive manager of grants administration at Sassa.

12 Jan 2024 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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