Social grants DG walks out‚ pointing the finger at Bathabile Dlamini
Department of Social Development’s Zane Dangor said he resigned due to "a breakdown in the relationship between myself and minister Dlamini"
Zane Dangor‚ the director-general of the social development department‚ said on Saturday he had resigned due to "a breakdown in the relationship between myself and the minister (Bathabile Dlamini) on the management of the processes towards ensuring grants are paid". Dangor’s departure‚ just four months since his appointment‚ is a shattering blow to hopes that social grants — relied upon by 17 million people — will continue being paid after the South African Social Security Agency’s contract with Cash Paymaster Services ends on March 31. The resignation follows the sidelining of Sassa CEO Thokozani Magwaza‚ who is said to have been booked off with high blood pressure. Dangor was summoned to see President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria earlier this week‚ and his resignation followed reports that officials from the department‚ the Reserve Bank‚ National Treasury and Sassa have been secretly negotiating with CPS boss Serge Belamant. On Friday‚ Dlamini said she took responsibility for her depart...
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