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Sassa reveals spike in robberies at pay points since switch to Post Office
Sassa has told Parliament’s social development committee on Thursday that making payments to the country’s 10 million beneficiaries this month, has not been without teething problems.
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Sassa strike about service delivery, says Nehawu
Trade union Nehawu will lead the nationwide industrial action which starts on Wednesday.
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Nehawu: Sassa dishonest about transition of social grant payments
Nehawu says Sasa has failed to address problems arising from the newly introduced biometric enrollment system which has left both workers and beneficiaries frustrated.
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DA plans to lay criminal complaint against Bathabile Dlamini over Sassa crisis
The DA has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until Friday to remove Bathabile Dlamini from his Cabinet or face legal action challenging his decision to keep her in office.
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Opposition parties raise concern over Sassa’s readiness for grant payments
Sassa’s controversial contract with Cash Paymaster Services will officially end on 30 September.
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Sassa 'respects & abides' by ConCourt ruling on social grants matter
Justice Johan Froneman said the findings made at the Ngoepe Commission of Inquiry into the invalid contract between the agency and Cash Paymaster Services must be sent to the NPA to consider whether Dlamini should face perjury charges.
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Cwele: Govt working to urgently improve Post Office infrastructure
Minister Siyabonga Cwele says work is continuously being done to ensure the Post Office fully takes over the payment of social grants as ordered by the ConCourt.
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Sassa, former CEO ordered to pay legal costs of bid to extend CPS contract
The pair have been ordered to pay in their official capacity, which means that taxpayers will have to incur the costs.
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CPS receives final payment instructions from Sassa
September will be the last month that CPS will be providing payment services at pay points for social grant beneficiaries before it's contract expires.
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Minister Shabangu berates Sassa officials
Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu has gone as far as to say they are colluding with CPS to coax beneficiaries into signing up for new bank accounts.
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Shabangu confident Sassa can eliminate cash payments by September
This is despite a panel of experts telling the Constitutional Court in July, that it expects Sassa to require another extension of its contract with Cash Paymaster Services.
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Sassa & CPS grants contract may be extended beyond September
A panel overseeing the institutionalisation of social grant payments says it's particularly concerned over cash payments as Sassa is closing thousands of pay points.
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Shabangu: CPS will not pay social grants beyond end of September
Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu has indicated govt is unlikely to ask the Constitutional Court for a further extension of the contract it ruled was unlawful and invalid.
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'Legal action being taken against CPS employees sabotaging migration process'
Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says legal action has been taken against people who interfered with swapping of old cards for new ones & those interrupting Sassa staff in carrying out their duties.
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Govt accuses CPS of sabotaging social grants migration process
The court has given South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) until the end of September to end its contract with CPS.
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CPS says it's not being paid to pay social grants in cash
The company says it's going concern status is under threat, because it's not being paid for its service to pay social grants in cash.
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CPS requests to be paid higher price for its services
Sassa was meant to take over all grant payment services to its beneficiaries by the end of March but applied for an urgent extension in February.
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Committee not pleased with yet another Sassa, CPS contract extension
This is the second extension requested by the agency due to a lack of readiness to take over the provision of grants to beneficiaries.
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ConCourt extends Sassa's contract with CPS
Sassa approached the court last month requesting a six-month extension of its contract with CPS to disburse millions of social grants.
