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Ndabeni-Abrahams never interfered in R2.2bn tender at Post Office, says board
The minister gave an update on developments in the entities of her department, but she also spoke about the allegations reported in the media.
The Communications Minister has detailed changes to the entities in her portfolio.
It also revealed the Post Office had asked for R4.9 billion to help it through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Cape Town student was raped and killed at the Post Office in Claremont before her body was dumped in Khayelitsha.
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies briefe Parliament about its programmes and projects dealing with the coronavirus.
Like many centres nationwide, the queues outside the Orlando Post Office have been extremely long, with some of the beneficiaries arriving in the early hours of the morning to try and be among the first to receive their grants.
Pensioners will also receive R250 more for the next six months as part of government’s COVID-19 relief programme.
Sassa said that about 83% of clients would have received duplicate payments unless the banks were able to reverse this prior to clients accessing their grants.
This after Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams reversed Ntuli's appointment as administrator for the Universal Service Access Agency of South Africa less than a week after she announced it.
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams appointed Newyear Ntuli administrator for the Usaasa but decided to reverse that appointment when EWN made inquiries about the allegations levelled against him.
The Clareinch Post Office will be converted into a wellness centre after The 19-year-old's death in August sparked nationwide outrage against the high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
Uyinene Mrwetynana’s killer confessed to raping her twice before locking her up in a storeroom before murdering her and attempting to destroy the evidence.
Luyanda Botha (42) has already appeared in a Magistrates Court and faces two counts of rape, a count of murder and one of defeating the ends of justice.
Luyanda Botha, aged 42, is charged with luring the 19-year-old student to the Clareinch Post Office where he allegedly attacked her in August.
In a statement released in July following Post Office CEO Barnes’s resignation, the entity said the parties were in agreement on an amicable separation.
The company recorded a loss of R14 million since January through fraud involving the new Sassa cards.
Deputy Minister of Communications Pinky Kekana said the South African Post Office was losing out on a great deal in the business of logistics.
Mark Barnes is currently serving notice at the Post Office after resigning last week following a disagreement with the board about the way forward at the state-owned entity.
Post Office buildings in areas including Hout Bay, Kuils River and Kenilworth have been hit over the past months.