SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY OP-ED: Flawed Sassa grant algorithms deepen inequality and violate constitutional rights

Reported by Daily Maverick · Fri 00:59 · Busisiwe Kamolane-Kgadima and Blossom Matizirofa

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Sassa’s automated, digital-only verification system for the Social Relief of Distress grant is erroneously excluding vulnerable South Africans as without human review it fails to capture the true context of informal livelihoods.

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