As many as 1370 grants for the financially disadvantaged individuals and families in 2025 add to other such grants that would be funded by the South African government through its nationwide social intervention programs to address community poverty levels, promote resource access and uplift houses with lower incomes. It is all about the SASSA R1370 … Read more
South Africa Salary Hike 2025 :Come April 2025, South Africans have something to cheer about, salary increases are rolling out in several sectors. To enable employees to cope with rising living costs and inflation, both government and private companies have rolled out new pay structures. So, if you’re wondering whether you are getting a raise … Read more
It has once again promised traffic law reforms for South Africa, and these reforms would come into action from 2025 as part of the continued changes affecting the traffic and driving laws of the country. Stringent measures would be instituted with a demerit points system and increased penalties for violation of traffic laws. Introduction To … Read more
Executed by South Africa in 2025, these new regulations on electricity would bring the country under a new disposition in terms of achieving greater transparency, reliability, and efficiency in the energy sector. At a time of an ability to get through the various stages of load shedding, increasing tariffs, and increasing demand for renewable energy, … Read more
Retirement Age Latest News: Major changes in the retirement rules governing government employees are now in force. The Ministry of Personnel recently issued a new directive whereby a Qualification Service Certificate (QSC) would become mandatory for all government employees five years before his/her retirement. This new rule is specifically aimed at those staff who have … Read more
SASSA grant schedule May to August: Mzansi, there are good news! The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has finally published an entire payment calendar for may until August 2025 — probably the best orientation for those depending on social grants. Why This Payment Schedule Is Crucial Late or missed payments, let’s face it, simply … Read more
The new and forthcoming aspect of the 8th pay commission has most people’s mouths watering, and that is when the word comes into discussion, namely the fitment factor- a factor which has a direct bearing on revision of salaries of the central government employees. Understanding the mechanism and the possible expectations from an employee’s perspective … Read more
Massive changes are slated for the management of vehicles and drivers in South Africa. The Department for Transport has plans to phase out traditional driver’s licence cards and also the physical car discs. A wider digital strategy aims at modernising systems, improving efficiency, and preventing fraud. Reason For Change The trigger away from physical documents … Read more
The Dearness Allowance (DA) of 2052 was a blessing and joy many awaited by central government employees and pensioners alike. To help counter the increasing toll of ever-escalating inflation on the household budget, this revised DA was purposely introduced to offset the rising cost of living for employees and improve the overall income. A brief … Read more
Facial authentication technology has been introduced into EPFO, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, to significantly enhance many infrastructural services that deal with everything pension. The major beneficiaries would obviously be crores of EPFO members-pensioners in particular-who often encounter problems in availing services due to issues of documentation or biometric mismatch. What Is Face Authentication? This … Read more