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South Africa: Billions Lost Could Have Doubled Social Grants - Former Finance Minister
News24Wire, 3 August 2017
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants… Read more »
Could South Africa's Social Grants Money Have Stretched Further?
Needy social grant recipients could have received more financial assistance had it not been for the large-scale thieving which has seen R100 billion disappear from state coffers, former finance minister Pravin Gordhan has said.
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Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini's estimation that U.S.$456,000,000 and five years would be required to facilitate the social grants takeover has faced scrutiny by ... Read more »
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Over 2.6 million beneficiaries have received their social grants. This comes after the South African Social Security Agency faced condemnation when it failed to secure a new ... Read more »
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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 »
