The minister stated that March will carry the increases mentioned for persons receiving permanent disability and old-age ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high unemployment.

Social grants remain the largest part of the social development budget, with spending rising to R466.4-billion by 2028/29.

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Despite rising longevity, Botswana has no stand-alone national policy for older people or their family carers. Responsibility ...

Stroke is increasingly affecting young Indians once considered low-risk. New national data shows worrying gaps in awareness ...

Attorneys for Melvin Trotter had long argued he was intellectually disabled, but he was put to death by lethal injection for ...

As Melvin Trotter faces execution today for a 1986 killing in Florida, his attorneys argue his intellectual disability has ...

The government of Botswana in southern Africa dramatically increased the universal old age pension for all citizens aged 65 and above from P830 (about US$63) to P1,400 (about US$106) per month in 2025 ...

Millions of South Africans will see higher monthly payments from April as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces increases to old age, disability, care dependency, child support, foster care, and ...

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More than 291,000 social grant beneficiaries have been flagged for benefit reviews as government moves to clamp down on fraud ...