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Sassa determined to get back ‘every cent’ owed by Cash Paymaster Services

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) intends to recover “every cent which is owed” by former grant payment company Cash Paymaster Services, a spokesperson says. Paseka Letsatsi told GroundUp on Tuesday that the liquidation of CPS, ordered by the North Gauteng High Court on October 16, would not absolve the company from paying its debts, including the profits earned from the social grants contracts. CPS, a subsidiary of Net1, which […]

21 October 2020

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Nationwide bus strike drags on

Social Development Minister, Susan Shabangu, explained to Parliament why she suspended a process to get a new tender to take over grant payments. She refused to sign off on Sassa's Annual Performance Plan, and wrote to the Constitutional Court to tell them about her decision. Shabangu said that acting Sassa CEO Pearl Bhengu, who was considered close to the previous minister, Bathabile Dlamini, had asked to go back to KZN. […]

2 May 2018

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Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa CEO face deadline to explain why they shouldn’t be held liable for grants extension

Embattled Minister in the Presidency for women Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa acting CEO Pearl Bhengu have been given until Monday to explain why they should not foot the bill for the CPS contract extension. Last month, the Constitutional Court gave Dlamini and Bhengu until Monday to explain, via affidavits, why they should be held personally liable to foot the bill for the extension of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract […]

16 April 2018

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ConCourt set to hear Sassa case on CPS contract extension

The Constitutional Court is on Tuesday expected to hear an application by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to extend the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract by six months. Roughly 2.5 million beneficiaries will not get their grant payments if the contract with CPS is not extended, the agency argued in court papers. This contract expires on March 31, 2018. Sassa's concern is for the 29% of grant beneficiaries, […]

6 March 2018

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Sassa grant-holders finally out of limbo

17 million social grant recipients on Friday morning were finally put out of limbo when the Constitutional Court ruled that Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) will continue to pay South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants on 1 April. This until another entity is contracted to do so. In a much anticipated ruling, CPS' contract was extended for 12 months, with the suspension of the invalidity of the contract extended. Over the […]

17 March 2017

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Chief Justice tears into Dlamini who now faces prospects of paying costs

The Constitutional court has asked why Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini should not have to pay legal costs. Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng had strong words for Dlamini‚ suggesting "absolute incompetence" and saying she did not do her job by not finding out that SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) could not pay grants sooner. Sassa told the court it would do so in November 2015 and the minister alleges she didn’t know […]

15 March 2017

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Zuma can fire me: Bathabile

Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini said on Sunday that "fraud and corruption is well documented in cash transfer systems throughout the world and South Africa is no different", adding that grants will be paid on April 1. Dlamini was briefing the media on the Sassa debacle that has left countless grant beneficiaries fearing they won't be paid out, as Sassa's controversial payment contract with Cash Payment Services (CPS) expires […]

5 March 2017

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Sassa determined to get back ‘every cent’ owed by Cash Paymaster Services

Nationwide bus strike drags on

Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa CEO face deadline to explain why they shouldn’t be held liable for grants extension

ConCourt set to hear Sassa case on CPS contract extension

Sassa grant-holders finally out of limbo

Chief Justice tears into Dlamini who now faces prospects of paying costs

Zuma can fire me: Bathabile

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