Sassa review process
Bathabile Dlamini says ready to defend herself in court inquiry
The Social Development Minister said the inquiry will expose issues behind the scenes that scuppered reporting to the Constitutional Court on time.
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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: 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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Social grants beneficiaries want better protection from illegal deductions
Black Sash wants the Social Development Minister to protect beneficiaries from illegal deductions.
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Sassa ‘has no option’ but court action over illegal deductions
Grindrod Bank is now seeking clarity on new social grant regulations, which make certain deductions unlawful.
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Battle for illegal social grants deductions heats up
Sassa revealed more than 18,000 complaints of unauthorised deductions have been reported in the past year.
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Sassa accused of dragging feet in dealing with illegal deductions
More than 18,000 complaints of unauthorised deductions have been reported in the past year.
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Sassa hails crackdown on social grant syndicate
Thirteen people appeared in the Bellville Magistrates Court yesterday after they were recently arrested.
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Sassa to publish legislation which criminalises deductions from social grants
Sassa said the issue of irregular deductions by syndicates is a national problem that seems to be on the rise.
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Deadline for social grant tender draws closer
A deadline for a multi-billion rand tender to administer social welfare grants is drawing closer.
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Pensioners 'short-changed' by Sassa
Albert Fritz has highlighted 2 cases of pensioners whose grants have been deducted without their consent.
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Social grant agency to tackle long queues
Sassa says it is looking at ways of preventing long queues at its offices.
