Professor Achille Mbembe, a friend of Kathrada’s, says the stalwart’s ability to "read the times" sets him apart from other leaders.
Sassa chief executive Thokozani Magwaza has revealed that Sassa’s relationship with CPS may have some rocky moments ahead in the year to come.
Concourt is putting Sassa on a very short leash: Reports every 3 months, and very specific instructions on what they must contain.
Standing inside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, Belamant spoke candidly to the Mail & Guardian during a 15-minute break in proceedings.
The chief justice asked why the social development minister had allowed the grants agency to ’embarrass’ her.
One point is resoundingly clear: if the court agreed to oversee the CPS deal, it may be supervising a contract that it declared invalid.
Dlamini did not apologise for her late submission, but instead said she had ‘made every reasonable effort to comply with this court’s directives’.
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the social grants agency’s Thamo Mzobe and Wiseman Magasela will have to submit affidavits by 3pm.
Senior counsel Wim Trengove says exemption from the bidding process is not legal and the agency’s social grants payment crisis is self-inflicted.
The South African Social Security Agency sent a copy of its answers to Concourt’s detailed questions six hours after its deadline to do so.