E.K Malatji

Journalism Graduate

E.K Malatji is a journalism graduate from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). She covers South Africa's social grant system, student funding, and small-business development finance for grantZA, with a focus on the administrative details that decide whether applications actually succeed. Her reporting draws on primary government sources, Parliamentary records, and direct reader feedback from beneficiaries navigating SASSA, NSFAS, and DFI processes.

Journalism, TUT grantZA Staff Writer Pretoria, South Africa

Articles by E.K Malatji

18 articles published, ordered by most recent.

• SASSA19 Apr 20269 min Moving Provinces on SASSA: The Quiet 90-Day Rule That Freezes Your Grant
• Energy18 Apr 20268 min Section 12BA Is Gone: What South African SMMEs Can Actually Claim for Solar in 2026
• Business17 Apr 20268 min How the IDC Really Scores Funding Applications: A Reconstructed Matrix
• SASSA27 Mar 20267 min SASSA May 2026 Payment Dates: Full Schedule and What to Expect
• SRD27 Mar 20268 min SRD Grant Declined? Common Reasons and How to Appeal in 2026
• Education27 Mar 20267 min NSFAS Meal and Book Allowances 2026: Updated Amounts and Payment Dates
• SASSA19 Mar 20269 min SASSA April 2026 Payment Schedule Released: New Amounts, New Dates, Same R370 SRD
• SASSA17 Mar 20266 min Postbank Migration Deadline: 800,000 Beneficiaries Still Without New Cards
• SASSA14 Mar 20268 min R628 Means Test: Why 1.2 Million SRD Recipients Were Declined in February
• SASSA5 Mar 20267 min SASSA Gold Card Is Dead: What the Postbank Black Card Switch Means for 2.9 Million Beneficiaries
• Policy3 Mar 20268 min Free Electricity, Water, and Refuse: The R0 Municipal Benefits 1.5 Million Households Are Missing
• Policy26 Feb 202610 min Budget 2026 Social Spending: R1.58 Trillion Breakdown - Who Gets What and What It Means
• SASSA25 Feb 20268 min Budget 2026: Every SASSA Grant Increase Confirmed for April
• SASSA13 Feb 20267 min SRD to Livelihoods Grant: What Ramaphosa's SONA Announcement Means for 8 Million Recipients
• SASSA11 Feb 20266 min 70,000 Grants Suspended: Inside SASSA's Biometric Crackdown
• Education5 Feb 202610 min NSFAS 2026: Complete Application Guide, New Allowance Amounts, and Common Rejection Reasons
• Agriculture28 Jan 20269 min CASP vs Blended Finance vs Agro Energy Fund: Which Agricultural Grant is Right for Your Farm?
• Business20 Jan 20268 min NYDA Grant Programme 2026: How to Get Up to R250,000 for Your Small Business

About the Author

E.K Malatji writes for grantZA as part of the editorial team operated by SNEGO GROUP (Pty) Ltd. All of her reporting is reviewed against primary government sources before publication, in line with the grantZA editorial standards. To suggest a correction or flag an outdated detail in any of her articles, please use the grantZA contact form.