{"id":9053,"date":"2025-02-03T15:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datanamixdev.wpengine.com\/media\/?p=9053"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:14:16","slug":"urgent-call-to-restore-ekyc-system-for-srd-grant-beneficiaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datanamix.com\/media\/2025\/02\/03\/urgent-call-to-restore-ekyc-system-for-srd-grant-beneficiaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent call to restore eKYC system for SRD grant beneficiaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a dramatic turn of events, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Bridget Masango, this week issued a clarion call for the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) to reinstate its suspended Electronic Know Your Client (eKYC) system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This plea comes amid growing concerns as thousands of eligible beneficiaries are left unable to verify their identities, hindering their access to vital Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/sundayindependent\/news\/urgent-call-to-restore-ekyc-system-for-srd-grant-beneficiaries-45c4a5ac-e39d-4bcf-b10c-507d412a6e32\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#073756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a dramatic turn of events, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Bridget Masango, this week issued a clarion call for the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) to reinstate its suspended Electronic Know Your Client (eKYC) system. 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