Sassa appoints yet another acting CEO
Social development minister’s adviser, Wiseman Magasela was appointed acting CE at the South African Social Security Agency after Thamo Mzobe fell ill
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has appointed its second acting CEO in two weeks as another official takes ill. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s adviser, Wiseman Magasela was appointed acting CE on Thursday after Thamo Mzobe fell ill. Magasela is the department of social development's deputy director general (research and policy development) seconded to the position of an advisor to the minister. Mzobe had taken up the role of acting CEO when the agency’s CEO Thokozani Magwaza took sick leave last week. This was at a time when Sassa had to face Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts and admit it could not take over the payment of grants on April 1. Sassa spokesman Paseka Letsatsi confirmed that Magasela would now be acting as CEO until Magwaza returned to work next week Tuesday. “Mr Magasela is appointed until the CEO returns. The wheels of government can’t stop because someone is ill,” he said. The appointment was made by Dlamini.
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