Memela-Khambule said unemployed caregivers who receive their R350 grant can access it from participating merchants like Pick n Pay and Boxer.
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The agency told TimesLIVE on Thursday that it has received nearly 14-million applications since the grant was reintroduced in July. Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela-Khambula said the approval of about 1.5-million beneficiaries who chose to access their grants through the cardless option is still pending. “As soon as Treasury approves our request, we will pay every cent owed to this category of beneficiaries without any waste of time. We really empathise with them but we also have a responsibility to follow the law,” Memela-Khambula said.
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