Chief justice lambasts Bathabile Dlamini
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng finds Bathabile Dlamini’s inaction ‘difficult to understand’, tells Sassa lawyer to watch his tongue
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s conduct came under the spotlight in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday as the court questioned how she could not have known about the looming social grants crisis. Sassa has acknowledged that it knew in April 2016 that it would not be able to take over the payment of grants from Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) at the end of March. Dlamini said she was informed only six months later — in November 2016. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said: “You can’t just say ‘I was remiss’.… It was what she is a minister for, to make sure beneficiaries receive their benefits.” He said it was embarrassing enough to have a Constitutional Court order stating that the department had done something unlawful, referring to the original contract with CPS, which the court found to be invalid in 2014. If you are already a subscriber, please click on the following link below to go to the full article: Chief justice gives Dlamini a roasting. If you would like to su...
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