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South Africa: Missing Sassa Deadline 'No Natural Disaster' - ANC MPs
News24Wire, 22 February 2017
Ruling party MPs on Parliament's social development committee on Wednesday rallied behind Minister Bathabile Dlamini as she was questioned about the department's readiness for… Read more »
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South Africa: EFF Statement on the Sassa R1.26 Billion Expense
EFF, 23 February 2017
The EFF is in the least, not surprised of Minister Bathabile Dlamini's inability to outline the heavy cost of an extra R1.26 billion to be incurred by the country should the… Read more »
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South Africa: Sassa Prepares for 'Tough Negotiations' Over Grant Payments
GroundUp, 22 February 2017
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is preparing to negotiate a new contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) for the payment of social grants, and the negotiations… Read more »
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South Africa: 'We Have Failed' Admits Sassa
GroundUp, 1 February 2017
CPS to run grant payment system for another year Read more »
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South Africa: Sassa's Mysterious Tardiness
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
The decision by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), under the authority of Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, not to approach the Constitutional Court… Read more »
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South Africa: Sassa Ditches Concourt Application On Social Grant Crisis
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
The failure of SASSA to approach the Constitutional Court to apply for the extension for an irregularly awarded tender with CPS/Net1 to distribute grants to 17-million South… Read more »
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South Africa: Finance Minister Announces 9% Boost in Social Grant Spending
GroundUp, 22 February 2017
Old age grant to rise R90 to R1,600 a month Read more »
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South Africa: The Real Risks Behind South Africa's Social Grant Payment Crisis
The Conversation Africa, 20 February 2017
The dispute hovering over South Africa's social grant system and threatening millions of vulnerable beneficiaries with nonpayment creates risks that go far beyond interrupting poor… Read more »
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South Africa: How R1 050 Keeps a Grant-Dependent Family Going
News24Wire, 20 February 2017
With two onions, a few potatoes and a special mix of spices, Berenice Plaatjies will give you a meal to remember. Read more »
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South Africa: Social Development Minister at Loggerheads With Finance Minister Gordhan
News24Wire, 16 February 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has rejected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's proposal for banks and the post office to distribute social grants to 17 million… Read more »
The Messy State of South Africa's Social Grant Payment System
The government wants to move the social grant payment system away from a private firm whose contract was declared invalid and that expires in March, back to the South African Social Services. In a move that confounded parlimentarians, the agency was planning to, but has since shelved its plan to approach the Constitutional Court to have the invalid contract extended as it is not yet ready to run the payment system itself.
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Arif Ismail of the Reserve Bank has raised concerns that money for social grants is being funnelled to finance airtime, electricity, and loan repayments for subsidiary companies of ... Read more »
