JUDICIAL COMMISSION
Former Sassa boss hopes for speedy inquiry into grants saga
Thokozani Magwaza, former CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), hopes the judicial commission of inquiry into Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s role in the social grants crisis is wrapped up by the end of 2017. Magwaza said this in an interview with Business Day. However, he could not comment on the inquiry nor the appointment of Judge Bernard Ngoepe to head the commission, saying the matter was sub judice. But he warned a drawn-out process could negatively affect Sassa’s phasing out of Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). DA spokeswoman on social development Bridget Masango said she hoped the creation of an independent inquiry structure would ensure Sassa’s work was not affected. This work included the development of plans to remove CPS from the distribution of social grants by March 2018. She welcomed Ngoepe’s appointment but said she remained concerned about Dlamini’s role in the crisis. "Anyone who is prepared to go as far as dragging social grant paym...
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