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How to apply to NSFAS 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

How to apply to NSFAS 2026

Issued by FundiConnect 14 hours

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

#InternationalDayofCharity: The greater impact of NPOs in South Africa

5 Sep 2025

About three million SASSA grant beneficiaries receive their grants through Postbank. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa assures Parliament grants will be paid when Postbank contract ends

Marecia Damons 1 Sep 2025

Hundreds of people protested outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsala

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Disability organisations protest against Dial-a-Ride cuts

Mary-Anne Gontsana 26 Aug 2025

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa clears up social grant suspension claims

8 Jul 2025

New crèches in the Drakensberg may have to close because of late payments of subsidies by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

New crèches may have to close because of late payments by education department

Joseph Bracken 17 Jun 2025

Breaking the cycle: How investing in young lives builds a thriving nation

FMCG

Breaking the cycle: How investing in young lives builds a thriving nation

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 13 Jun 2025

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s system

Marecia Damons 12 Jun 2025

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

ESG & Sustainability

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

9 Jun 2025

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 9 Jun 2025

Early Childhood Development

Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised training

Sigamoney Naicker 29 May 2025

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Health & Social Welfare

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 22 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Markets & Investment

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Issued by Next Generation 27 Mar 2025

Youngsters cycling and living their best life at Soetwater

Primary & Secondary Education

Youngsters cycling and living their best life at Soetwater

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 17 Mar 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

No NGOs under investigation for money laundering, terror financing

11 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Social Development issues notices of non-compliance to NPOs

12 Feb 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Adapt IT and Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrate the matric class of 2024

Primary & Secondary Education

Adapt IT and Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrate the matric class of 2024

Issued by Adopt-a-School 21 Jan 2025

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its national matric top achiever at a rural Limpopo school

Primary & Secondary Education

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its national matric top achiever at a rural Limpopo school

Issued by Adopt-a-School 20 Jan 2025

Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2025: New challenges, new opportunities for nonprofits

Feryal Domingo 13 Jan 2025

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation & Regulation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

ECD operators urged to participate in mass registration drive

Primary & Secondary Education

ECD operators urged to participate in mass registration drive

13 Nov 2024

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Food, Water & Energy Security

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Nov 2024

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Final warning: NPOs that don't comply with regulations will be deregistered

25 Oct 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Children call for inclusion of their issues in the National Strategic Plan on GBVF

21 Oct 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Issued by Topco Media 16 Oct 2024

How to eat right for a better life

Nutrition

How to eat right for a better life

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Oct 2024

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

7 tips to choosing a credible NPO to support

5 Sep 2024

Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

Marecia Damons 3 Sep 2024

The Department of Social Development’s Annemie Van Reenen with hundreds of files in the registry at the department’s Langa office. A new app is designed to cut down on paperwork and filing for social workers. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New app to help Western Cape social workers

Marecia Damons 25 Jul 2024

Richfield Newtown hosts first Robotics and Environmental Sustainability Youth Month Commemoration Event

ESG & Sustainability

Richfield Newtown hosts first Robotics and Environmental Sustainability Youth Month Commemoration Event

Issued by Richfield 2 Jul 2024

Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2024: ABC to CEO – supporting the learning journey

Skills Training

Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2024: ABC to CEO – supporting the learning journey

Issued by Trialogue 25 Jun 2024

Mbali Hlophe was appointed Gauteng MEC of the social development and agriculture departments in October 2022. Photo from the Gauteng government (fair use).

Advertising

Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC

Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph 25 Jun 2024

Health & Social Welfare

Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

4 Jun 2024

Members of non-profit organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development protested last week because of delays in funding allocations and subsidy payments. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations

Masego Mafata 24 May 2024

Unpaid school uniform makers occupy Gauteng social development offices

Primary & Secondary Education

Unpaid school uniform makers occupy Gauteng social development offices

Masego Mafata, Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph 9 May 2024

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

Issued by MES (Mould Empower Serve) 4 Apr 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Health & Social Welfare

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

Early Childhood Development

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

15 Mar 2024

Nguni language news platform celebrates a year of touching lives

TV

Nguni language news platform celebrates a year of touching lives

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 27 Feb 2024

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Health & Social Welfare

#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

21 Feb 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Financial Services

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024