Sassa submits its required progress report to the Constitutional Court
The inter-ministerial committee on comprehensive social security is working collaboratively to ensure implementation of the Constitutional Court orders on the withdrawal of service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) from the payment of social grants, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Friday. At a media briefing, the minister was flanked by other members of the committee, namely Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele and Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize, as well as by Social Security Agency of SA (Sassa) interim CEO, Pearl Bhengu, and the director-generals of social development, and telecommunications and postal services. Dlamini said her department and Sassa were ready to comply with the September 15 deadline to submit a report to the Constitutional Court. "The government has moved swiftly and with determination to ensure these orders are implemented efficiently and diligently," Dlamini said. The inter-ministerial committee was e...
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