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MPs outraged as Sassa snubs two committees
It's now been almost two months since Sassa was expected to sign an agreement with the Post Office to take over the payment of social grants.
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Sassa says committed to signing contract with Post Office soon
The agency is under a Constitutional Court deadline to phase out a contract with Cash Paymaster Services by March.
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Sassa misses another deadline to sign deal with Post Office
Sassa says missing another deadline to enter into a service agreement with the Post Office for the payment of grants, is not deliberate.
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Sassa, Post Office to sign deal for grant payments
The deadline for finalising an agreement has been moved twice already.
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[WATCH] Decision on Sassa, Post Office deal to be announced next week
Bathabile Dlamini has announced that the due diligence report on the SA Post Office has been completed, and a final decision about its work with Sassa will be announced by the end of next week.
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Sassa awaits study on Post Office bid to distribute grants
The agency's Paseka Letsatsi says the centre for Scientific and Industrial Research has been brought on board and has already started its work.
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Scopa doubts Sassa will meet deadline for new social grants payment partner
MPs said they were convinced that Cash Paymaster Services would once again be called on in the new year to continue paying grants.
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Still unclear what role Post Office will play at Sassa
Sassa's Pearl Bhengu says a tender will be issued for services the Post Office is not able to provide.
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Sassa CEO set to update MPs on social grant distributions
Parliament's standing committee on public accounts wants to know what progress is being made.
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'Post Bank able to take over grant payments in 2018'
The Telecommunications Minister says it’s now up to the SA Social Security Agency to decide whether to enter into a partnership.
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MPs give Sassa deadline for plan to distribute grants
Parliamentarians have given the Sassa two weeks to come up with a strategic plan on how to distribute grants next year.
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Post Office could pay social grants next year
The current Cash Paymaster Services contract declared illegal by the court runs until April 2018.
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Barnes: SA Post Office could be fully functional member of economic society
SA Post Office CEO Mark Barnes says he’s had to change the way staff think about the parastatal, to start thinking like a business and not a government department.
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SA Post Office could soon have banking licence
SA Post Office chief executive Mark Barnes says he believes the organisation will become a critical element in financial inclusion in the country.
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SA Post Office maintains it's ready to take over social grants payment system
The Post Office’s Mark Barnes says they have offered their services before and are happy to do so now.
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Uncertainty over who will take over Sassa contract
There is still no clarity on whether a contract has been signed with Cash Paymaster Services to distribute grants.
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CPS confident of Sassa deal
Earlier reports said that a deal would be signed on Friday night but there has been no confirmation of this.
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Dlamini adamant Sassa will continue working with Post Office
Dlamini says Sassa has worked with the Post Office over the years and is still currently working with the utility.
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Post Office boss confirms Sassa's request for help to distribute grants
Sassa still doesn't have a plan in place to ensure some 17 million beneficiaries receive their grants come 1 April.
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Post Office expects to make a profit by 2018
CEO Mark Barnes has highlighted technology upgrades, saying they will make the Post Office paperless.
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[LISTEN] 'Postbank won’t compete with commercial banks'
The South African Post Office (Sapo) has been granted authorisation from the Reserve Bank to establish its own bank. CEO Mark Barnes says this aims to take banking to the people.
