Social grant payments
Ramaphosa: 'Bathabile Dlamini doing a fantastic job'
President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed claims that he retained Dlamini in his Cabinet because of his narrow victory at the ANC's 2017 elective conference and her...
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'Bathabile Dlamini has raised the bar' - social media reacts
Twitter had a range of responses to President Cyril Ramaphosa saying that Bathabile Dlamini is doing a fantastic job as the Minister of Women in the Presidency.
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Sassa: Grant payment system is not at risk
The agency's biometric system is meant to be a deterrent to fraud but the agency’s staff have complained that their training to use it has been inadequate.
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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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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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Sassa pens contract with Sapo as it takes over social grant payments
Sassa officially took over the payment of grants on Monday bringing an end to a controversial contract with Cash Paymaster Services ruled invalid by the courts in 2014.
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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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Bathabile Dlamini ruling has huge implications for ANC, say analysts
Political analyst Prince Mashele says this ruling will inject a new element of responsibility into the consciousness of politicians.
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Pressure mounting on Ramaphosa to fire Bathabile Dlamini
Opposition parties say there can now be no excuse for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to axe Women in the Presidency Minister Bathabile Dlamini from his Cabinet.
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NDPP ordered to determine if Bathabile Dlamini to face prosecution for perjury
The Constitutional Court has ordered former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to pay 20% of Black Sash and Freedom Under Law's legal costs.
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Bathabile Dlamini to learn fate over social grant payments crisis
The Constitutional Court will on Thursday morning make a ruling on whether former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini will be held personally responsible for the social grants saga.
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Post Office could profit more from social grant payments
The Post Office could earn almost R2.4 billion over the next five years, that’s more than double the cumulative profits earned by CPS over the same period, a report revealed.
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Post Office not ready to pay pensions - DA
The party says the South African Post Office should concede that the required infrastructure to run grant payments is inefficient.
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Sapo chief says system being upgraded ahead of grant payments takeover
Mark Barnes on Monday visited a Sapo pay point at Jabulani Mall in Soweto where some computers weren’t working.
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'We'll meet our obligation,' Shabangu says of social grant payments
The court has given Sassa until the end of this month to terminate its invalid contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS).
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DA hopes Sassa inquiry will hold Dlamini accountable over social grants crisis
On Thursday, the court ordered Sassa and it's then acting CEO Pearl Bhengu to cover the costs of an urgent application to extend the agency's contract with cps.
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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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Post office deal to pay grants may put Sassa finances under strain - panel
The panel headed by Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says enlisting the Post Office to pay grants in cash might not be the most cost efficient for Sassa.
