{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ggrxcw7syu6avf37insq","title":"SASSA pay days may shift for elections","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/sassa-pay-days-may-shift-for-elections-ggrxcw7syu","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_rqxarshmhk7ywhod2dlq","seq":945577,"kind":"article","title":"Big SASSA payment change on the cards as election day looms","url":"https://www.africaninsider.com/business/big-sassa-payment-change-on-the-cards-as-election-day-looms","summary":"Johannesburg – The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is reviewing its November 2026 social grant payment schedule after the government announced that local government elections will be held on 4 November. SASSA had initially scheduled the Older Persons Grant for 3 November, followed by Disability Grants on 4 November and Children’s Grants on 5 November. The 4 November payment... Read more → The post Big SASSA payment change on the cards as election day looms…","published":"2026-09-30T15:00:14Z","seen":"2026-09-30T15:51:53Z","lang":"en","country":"ZA","source":{"id":"kite-africaninsider-com-753cee","name":"africaninsider.com","domain":"africaninsider.com"},"via":"kite-africaninsider-com-753cee","topics":["business","countries","news","politics","south africa","top story","grant payments","local government elections"],"authors":["Betha"],"entities":[{"id":"Q19731950","name":"Sassa","type":"org"}],"story":"st_ggrxcw7syu6avf37insq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.11999999731779099,"political":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"n_ggrxcw7syu6avf37insq","seq":905102,"kind":"article","title":"SASSA pay days may shift for elections","url":"https://dailyvoice.co.za/daily-voice/news/2026-09-30-sassa-pay-days-may-shift-for-elections","summary":"The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is reviewing its November social grant payment schedule because the November 4 local government elections coincide with the current payment cycle.","published":"2026-09-30T12:00:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T12:43:20Z","lang":"en","country":"ZA","source":{"id":"kite-dailyvoice-co-za-86fa26","name":"dailyvoice.co.za","domain":"dailyvoice.co.za"},"via":"kite-dailyvoice-co-za-86fa26","entities":[{"id":"Q19731950","name":"Sassa","type":"org"}],"image":"https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/a1a9feaabfb9f0181f436544757b84df4ab2c8ff","story":"st_ggrxcw7syu6avf37insq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05000000074505806,"political":0.8100000023841858}]}