Judge slams Bathabile Dlamini for her testimony in Sassa probe
Retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe finds Dlamini 'evasive' during an inquiry into her liability to pay costs in the Constitutional Court matter
A damning report by Judge Bernard Ngoepe has found Bathabile Dlamini a “less than satisfactory” witness. Judge Ngoepe found that Dlamini, the former social development minister, who is now the Presidency’s minister of women, was “evasive” and answered “questions with questions” during an inquiry into her liability to pay costs in the Constitutional Court matter involving the payment of grants. Ngoepe’s inquiry has been conducted to assist the Constitutional Court to determine whether Dlamini should be held personally liable for legal costs in the 2017 social grants crisis. Dlamini and other parties to the case have until May 14 to respond to Ngoepe’s findings. Ngoepe found the controversial work streams were appointed by Dlamini and had reported directly to her and she was aware of their actions, despite stating otherwise in court documents and testimony. “The appointment of work streams and their role was central to the whole exercise of meeting the deadline,” Ngoepe’s findings sai...
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