The SA Social Security agency of SA (Sassa) has so far paid out a little more than R1.2bn for the temporary Covid-19 relief grant to about 3.4-million people.

Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu on Monday said these payments were made to those who applied for the R350 grant in May. ..

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