LETTER: A deadly social grants disaster is looming for SA
As the country impatiently waits for the true culprits behind the Life Esidemeni horror to be brought to justice, it seems our politicians are intent on repeating the mistakes made with the looming Sassa payments take-over. In the case of Life Esidemeni, a contract with a competent private contractor was terminated, probably to teach them a lesson and because they made money from providing their services. In the case of the South African Social Services Agency (Sassa), the services of a competent private contractor must be terminated to teach them a lesson and because they make money from providing their services. The end result will inevitably be the same — people will die due to neglect and political interference. In Parliament, members of the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) have all been captured by the charms of the megalomaniac Mark Barnes, CEO of the Post Office. Barnes has convinced all and sundry that he runs a world-class operation that is ready and able to pa...
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