The Black Sash Trust and Freedom Under Law (FUL) — two of the parties engaged in a long-running battle with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) — will ask the Constitutional Court on Tuesday to place Sassa under the supervision of another government department or minister. FUL wants the court to order the Treasury or the minister in the Presidency for planning, monitoring and evaluation to be given responsibility for Sassa. The Black Sash has endorsed this submission. It is unclear whether the recent removal of controversial social development minister Bathabile Dlamini will affect these requests. Tuesday’s hearing was called to consider an urgent application to have the suspension of invalidity of Sassa’s contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) extended for six months to the end of September. The hearing is being held just three weeks before the contract is to expire. Sassa’s concerns relate to the payment of social grants to around 2.5-million beneficiaries who re...
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