Under the Concourt ruling and the public’s wary gaze, the agency has yet to conclude its request for proposals
Presumably out of the best of motives, World Bank’s investors have put money into a company whose behaviour looks like it is fleecing the poor.
Stealing computers from the chief justice goes to the heart of questions about our democracy.
The Concourt repeatedly steps in to protect vulnerable people and perform what former deputy chief Justice Moseneke calls its "transformative role"
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
There is a refreshing honesty in Belamant’s statements outside the court. “We’re not a government: we are a company. We work for profit,” he said.
Although the Teflon minister remains unscathed, misleading Parliament may come back to bite her.
The judiciary stands to gain more legitimacy if it manages to confront the impunity of Sassa and Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini.
Constitutional delinquent: Bathabile Dlamini is part of a political culture in an unresponsive government. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp)
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.
Dlamini did not apologise for her late submission, but instead said she had ‘made every reasonable effort to comply with this court’s directives’.
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.
Sunday Times revealed at the weekend that President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer is yet another prominent figure in Sassa’s grants crisis.
Dlamini and Sassa have for several months insisted that grants would be paid on time, but have never said how that would be achieved.
Magwaza says he believes that Bathabile Dlamini has done all she can to secure grants. He backed the minister to remain in office.
Grant recipients are often at a loss about who they are dealing with, which makes them vulnerable
On December 28, documents put before the court by CPS show the company wrote to Mvulane by name.
If social grants are not paid, the elderly, children and terminally ill people will suffer the most
The party hoped the matter would be resolved, the ANC’s study group in the standing committee on public accounts said in a statement.
An affidavit filed by the social grants distributor details the correspondence between the company, Sassa and the social development minister.
The social development minister appeared before Scopa on Tuesday and said that feedback on the Sassa agreement with CPS will be ready by Friday.
The event was held to inform various stakeholders about the social development department’s plan to resolve the grants crisis.
The social development spokesperson chose to go on the attack over language and not speak about the social grants payment crisis, writes Mondli Zondo.
Legal pundits have argued that an order from the court allowing Sassa to continue its relationship with CPS could help to ensure grants are paid
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.
Dangor confirmed today that he has resigned citing a breakdown of relations with minister Bathabile Dlamini over the handling of the Sassa crisis.
The agreement came after negotiations began between the two parties on Wednesday.
The social security agency says the court no longer has any supervisory jurisdiction over it.
In papers submitted to the court this week, the Black Sash asked the court to allow Sassa to continue its relationship with Cash Paymaster Service.
Read the directions from the Constitutional Court in the Sassa/Black Sash matter.