South African Agency Draws ConCourt Ire Over 'Plan B' for Grants

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng did not attempt to conceal his displeasure when he suggested that the South African Social Security Agency had deliberately delayed the process to extend the contract for embattled financial service provider Cash Paymaster Services and that the court was being "laughed at", writes Marianne Thamm for the Daily Maverick.

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