Pensioners impoverished by collapsed property syndication schemes are being sold a new line.
President Zuma flatly dismissed calls to discipline Dlamini or even probe her conduct, saying he could not do so until there was an actual disaster
Although the Teflon minister remains unscathed, misleading Parliament may come back to bite her.
The social welfare agency could not answer pointed questions on the grants crisis by 4pm and said the court cannot dictate how much it should pay CPS.
Dlamini and Sassa have for several months insisted that grants would be paid on time, but have never said how that would be achieved.
On December 28, documents put before the court by CPS show the company wrote to Mvulane by name.
Minister Bathabile Dlamini sought to suggest that President Jacob Zuma is satisfied with her performance.
Social development minister Bathabile Dlamini on Sunday refused to answer any questions about how government grants will be paid out from April.
Its job is to serve the poorest. Instead, the social development agency spins a web of doublespeak.
The demand follows a shambolic week during which officials failed to give adequate answers.