SASSA grant gap swallows’ man, 58, with no way out
The South African | 23.05.2026 10:03
Vusumuzi Mashila is too old to be hired and too young to be pensioned. The 58-year-old Gauteng man has survived on the SASSA Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant of just R370 a month for more than five years, caught in a gap the system was never built to close. His story has struck a nerve online, with thousands of South Africans saying they know the feeling all too well.
