The Department of Social Development is to appeal the recent ruling. But #PayTheGrants and the Institute for Economic Justice say it should and can be implemented By Marecia Damons The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that regulations limiting access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant are unconstitutional and invalid. The court has ordered the government to increase the grant, raise...

The short answer Council houses are not owned but rented to tenants, the tenancy agreement comes to an end automatically when the tenant dies. The long answer As council houses are not owned but rented to tenants, the tenancy agreement comes to an end automatically when the tenant dies. These are the rules that apply to living in a council house in Cape...