Sapo-Sassa deal ‘in place’ to tackle social grants crisis
Jeff Radebe tries to convince sceptical parliamentarians that the social grants provision crisis is being resolved
A deal between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and the South African Post Office (Sapo) that will include private sector participation will be in place by next Friday, says Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe. Parliament heard from Radebe, who heads the inter-ministerial committee on comprehensive social security, on Wednesday that a hybrid system that could accommodate private companies in the provision of social grants was being drafted for signing next week. But the parliamentarians were largely unconvinced by Radebe’s reassurances. The briefing came as a Treasury letter informed Sassa CEO Pearl Bhengu that the penalisation of Sapo from card production was not justifiable. "There are always challenges but we left no stone unturned in ensuring that the impasse does not emerge again. When planning this we are looking at the Post Office as the principal agent in assisting Sassa, but ... we are open to other suppliers assisting," said Radebe. The interministerial ...
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