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President Ramaphosa, our demands for SONA are clear.

Our members have highlighted barriers to applying for the grant, non-payments, delays with appeals and poor communication from Sassa. Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), we demand the government increase the grant and turn it into a Basic Income Grant by April 2024. President Ramaphosa should take note of the suffering of millions of people in Mzansi who live below the poverty line and the more than 300,000 people who have signed a petition in support of a Basic Income Grant in order to help those with little to no income. Read More

SASSA and Presidency under fire as hundreds demand Basic Income Grant at SONA

On Thursday, 2 February 2023, protesters marched to the Union Buildings to call on President Ramaphosa to address their social grant demands when he delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read More

PRESS CONFERENCE JOINT STATEMENT

The South African constitution guarantees the right to social assistance for those who are unable to support themselves and their dependants. Millions of people in South Africa are in this position through no fault of their own but because of an unequal and exclusionary economy which is not creating enough jobs. We have faith that this constitutional right will prevail and be upheld Read More