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South Africa: I Made Every Reasonable Effort to Comply - Minister Tells Concourt
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has told the Constitutional Court that she made "every reasonable effort" to comply with the directive of the court to respond to its… Read more »
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South Africa: No Reason for Two-Year Sassa-CPs Interim Contract - Trengove
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa have failed to make a compelling case as to why an interim contract with Cash Paymaster Services should last two years, Wim… Read more »
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South Africa: Social Security Agency Did Not Miss Concourt Deadline - Govt
SAnews.gov.za, 15 March 2017
The Department of Social Development says the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) did not miss the deadline set by the Constitutional Court for the filing of the… Read more »
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South Africa: MPs Blast Social Development Minister Over Grant Crisis
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Opposition parties on Tuesday told Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to resign during a fiery debate in Parliament on the social grants crisis. Read more »
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South Africa: Grants May Not Be Paid Without New Contract - Cash Paymaster Services
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
If the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Treasury do not agree to a new interim contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) by Thursday, the social grants… Read more »
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South Africa: Dlamini Failed Beneficiaries, Court Hears
News24Wire, 15 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has failed in her constitutional duty in respect of social grants and the 17 million beneficiaries, the Constitutional Court heard on… Read more »
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South Africa: Radebe and Company Will Appoint New Sassa, CPs Negotiators, MPs Told
News24Wire, 15 March 2017
A ministerial task team led by Minister Jeff Radebe will appoint new negotiators to strike a deal with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to pay social grants, the portfolio committee… Read more »
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South Africa: Social Development Minister Blames CEO for Grants Crisis
News24Wire, 15 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has effectively thrown Sassa CEO Thokozani Magwaza under the bus, saying he did not follow her advice and that he was engaging with… Read more »
Who Will Save South African Grants, Amid the Ducking and Diving?
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 the South African Post Office, a parastatal, claims that it can administer the grant payments to recipients while organisations like the Black Sash are calling for stricter oversight by the Constitutional Court to ensure that 17 million recipients, receive their money on April 1, 2017.
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South Africa: We Have Never Failed Grant Recipients - Dlamini
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has accused opposition MPs of being "prophets of doom", saying her department has never failed grant recipients. Read more »
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South Africa: We Can Save the Grants Payment Crisis - Post Office
News24Wire, 15 March 2017
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has officially joined the scramble to replace Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) as the country's social grants distributor amid an ongoing crisis… Read more »
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South Africa: 28 Days and Counting Since DA Called for Dodging Dlamini to Be Fired
DA, 14 March 2017
It has been 28 days since the DA called on President Zuma to fire the Social Development Minister over her inexcusable mismanagement of the social grants crisis and still no action… Read more »
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South Africa: Social Security Agency Admits Prior Knowledge to Inability to Pay Grants
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Sassa has admitted knowing as early as April 2016 that it would not meet its own deadline to take over the payments of grants. Read more »
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South Africa: Constitutional Court to Hear Black Sash's Grants Application
News24Wire, 15 March 2017
The Constitutional Court will on Wednesday hear an application by Black Sash for the court to exercise oversight over the process to find a new social grants payment provider. Read more »
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South Africa: Dlamini, SASSA Deny Missing Second Constititutional Court Deadline
News24Wire, 14 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) say they did not miss their Tuesday 15:00 deadline to submit affidavits… Read more »
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South Africa: Holding Social Development Minister Dlamini Accountable
GroundUp, 13 March 2017
Can Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini be held in contempt of court for failing to respect the Constitutional Court's 2014 order on the payment of social grants?… Read more »
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South Africa: Dlamini's 'Smallanyana Skeletons' Coming to Haunt Her - DA
News24Wire, 10 March 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini's "smallanyana skeletons" came back to haunt her on Friday morning. Read more »
InFocus
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Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has said that the South African Social Security Agency has a 3-phase plan in place to ensure the distribution of social grants to 17 ... Read more »
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4pm today is the deadline given to the Social Development department to submit details to the Constitutional Court on the plan it has in place to ensure payment to grant recipients ... Read more »
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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 »
