Sassa assures Parliament that it is ready to take over grant payments
MPs from across the political parties were shocked Wednesday that the Social Security Agency of SA (Sassa) could not present a concrete plan to pay social grants to 17-million beneficiaries from April 1 next year when it takes over the distribution of grants from existing service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). Both African National Congress and Democratic Alliance MPs said that Sassa's presentation to Parliament's social development committee indicated that it would not be ready to takeover. It had failed to meet five of the deliverables laid down by the Constitutional Court. Their views contrasted with the assurance given by Sassa’s newly appointed CEO, Thokozani Magwaza that Sassa would ready to distribute grants on April 1. Magwaza acknowledged the concern over the state of readiness of the agency to take over the distribution but insisted during a long-awaited presentation that Sassa would be in a position to fulfil its constitutional obligations. Sassa pays out R141b...
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