Cash Paymaster Services is expected to make R4.6 billion from its new agreement with the South African Social Security Agency. This comes as the Constitutional Court ruled that the invalidity of its previous contract will be suspended for 12 months and that the payment of social grants must continue until a new service is found.
Sassa and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) must continue paying social grants until another entity which can do so is found, the Constitutional Court ... see more »
Sassa vehicle (top). Sassa offices (bottom-left). Protesters demonstrate against Sassa and Cash Paymaster Services (bottom-right).
The Social Development Minister Bathebile Dlamini has placed the blame for the social grants crisis, squarely at the door of social security agency CEO Thokozane Magwaza. This as ... Read more »
There has been calls from labour, opposition parties and the ruling African National Congress for President Jacob Zuma to fire the Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, ... Read more »
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has appeared before the standing committee on public accounts to respond to the Treasury's reservations on the proposed new contract with current ... Read more »
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