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Sassa may have lost R50m to fraud in two years
From fake disability claims to illicit child support collections, fraud cases surge, but Lindiwe Zulu credits the agency’s anti-corruption efforts
05 October 2023 - 10:57
UPDATED 05 October 2023 - 22:40
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa), which distributes social grants on behalf of the government, suffered a potential loss of R50.5m in the past two years due to fraud.
This information was provided by social development minister Lindiwe Zulu in a written reply to a parliamentary question posed by EFF MP Laetitia Arries...
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