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South African government has officially announced suspension of over 190 000 licenses, as part of a vigorous nation-wide anti-fraud operation. This derives from inquiries which have laid bare the fact that fraud runs rife, across multiple testing centres, in the licensing process. Amid efforts to restore semblances of credibility to the nation’s licensing system, disaffiliation … Read more

The 2026 public holiday calendar has disillusioned the common man in South Africa. Many holidays fall fully on weekend days. Others cut the week into two, giving little time off in-between. For workers willing to take advantage of long weekends or longer rest periods, the layout of the calendar seems more restrictive than rewarding. Fewer … Read more

It was such a grand relief for them when the Board issued a final stipulation stipulating – so decided, that, from the first month of 2026, the grant disbursements to old persons must be raised at R2,315 monthly. Such a comforting announcement by the Board made the lives of pensioners very much understood regarding what … Read more

Anger over the rise in the retirement age, effective in 2026, has begun to engulf South Africa as the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) came home clear about the official rise in retirement ages to 67. Numerous groups, workers, unions, and civil society have rejected this settlement due to its shift of economic pressures onto … Read more

South Africa will be entering a new sunrise of retirement planning strategies with the effect of new pension age regulations from the 08th day of January 2026, rebuking retirement at age 60 for many workers at the same time. The change is generally aimed at redefining economic imperatives based on life expectancy and equivalent pressure … Read more

Financially-strapped South Africans are being encouraged to move swiftly as the window of application for weekly R500 grants, payable for 12 weeks, reports a definite closing date. The applications must reach the authorities no later than 08 January 2026, following which access to the program that provides short-term relief will no longer be granted for … Read more

In 2026, millions of South Africans still depend heavily on the R370 grant as various forms of economic pressure and increased unemployment heighten their ordeal. Hence, learning how to perform status checks and understand what they represent has come to be a common reality. What the SRD R370 Grant Is in 2026 The grant of … Read more

Millions of people in South Africa who are dependent on social grant are under high alert as SASSA has decided to set January 8, 2026, as a final date for presentation or updating of residential addresses. Those who are not compliant to this risk the suspension or cancellation of their grants in a countrywide data … Read more

Approaching 65 has tied many South Africans to retirement for decades. However, toying with economic autarky and increased life expectancy brought on discussions of going beyond that classic age group. The power of having “let’s say goodbye to 65” is, in essence, about rethinking the definition of retirement – when to begin it. Pensionable Age? … Read more