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South Africa: Flawed Sassa Grant Algorithms Deepen Inequality and Violate Constitutional Rights

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[Daily Maverick] 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.

First report: SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY OP-ED: Flawed Sassa grant algorithms deepen inequality and violate constitutional rights — dailymaverick.co.za, 4d