DA wants to know why Shabangu and Sassa cancelled CPS replacement tender
The party has asked for the record of decision to satisfy itself that the cancellation was ‘not yet another attempt to hold a gun to the head of the Constitutional Court’
The DA wants Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu and the acting CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), Abraham Mahlangu, to explain why the bidding process to find an alternative service provider to Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) for the distribution of cash grants was cancelled. DA spokesperson on social grants Bridget Masango has asked for the record of decision to satisfy itself that the cancellation was "not yet another attempt to hold a gun to the head of the Constitutional Court" to extend the illegal CPS contract. "The DA maintains that this move by Sassa is not only reckless but also utterly negligent given that no information has been provided about an alternative service provider to pay out cash grants to 2.8-million beneficiaries," Masango said. The DA has also asked Shabangu to make public any contingency plans that have been put in place to ensure that grant beneficiaries are able to receive cash payments without interruption after the current ex...
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