Dlamini's department will not oppose Black Sash on Constitutional Court oversight of grants
The Department of Social Development and Sassa will also 'work around the clock' to provide the information requested by the court, says spokeswoman Lumka Oliphant
The Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will not oppose an application by lobby group Black Sash for the reinstatement of the Constitutional Court’s oversight role over the social grant payment contract. The parties have also agreed to provide all information requested by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in a court directive on Wednesday. "The department has always contended that the Constitutional Court is best placed to deal with the matter at hand because social assistance in SA is a human right, enshrined in the Constitution," spokeswoman Lumka Oliphant said in a statement on Thursday. "Minister Bathabile Dlamini has instructed the department and Sassa to work around the clock to provide the necessary information required."
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