Sassa irregular expenditure
Sassa mess: Irregular expenditure grows to R1.4 billion
In Sassa's latest financial statements tabled in Parliament on Friday, the Auditor General says the agency did not take effective steps to prevent the irregular...
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'Irregular expenditure by Government robs social grant recipients of R233/month'
Government’s irregular spending is robbing the poorest South Africans of R233 each and every month, says KPMG’s Deborah Tickle.
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Sarb: Sassa must act urgently over grant payments
The South African Reserve Bank says it has no role to play in Sassa’s decision on its future grant payment system.
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Sassa asks ConCourt to approve grant contract extension
The agency now wants the highest court in the land to approve the extension of its contract with its grant payout service provider.
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18 entities in bid to distribute Sassa grants
A successful bidder will only be phased in after two years if Sassa reaches an agreement with CPS to extend their contract.
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Minister, Sassa officials grilled over looming payout problems
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini & Sassa officials on Wednesday briefed the department's portfolio committee.
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Sassa races to deal with social grant payment debacle
The Social Security Agency says it's still in talks to ensure all 17 million social grant beneficiaries receive their payments.
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Sassa to file papers at ConCourt over grant payments contract
Sassa was supposed to file the application last week but put it on hold to allow time for consultation with affected parties.
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Sassa hits back at Corruption Watch over grant payments
Sassa has denied claims that it did nothing to change how grants are paid because of corruption at the agency.
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Sassa: Grants will be paid despite pending ConCourt judgment
The agency says it will handle the payments internally from April when a contract with cash paymaster service comes to an end.
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Sassa unsure about contract extension costs for payout system
The agency has acknowledged that it’s failed its 18 million beneficiaries by not being ready to take over the payout system.
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Sassa officials struggle to answer questions on irregular expenditure
They appeared before Parliament's standing committee on public accounts on Wednesday.
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Sassa officials grilled over R1bn in irregular expenditure
The agency posted a 1000% increase in irregular expenditure compared to the previous financial year.
