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DA: Bridget Masango on SASSA: A countdown to crisis again

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DA: Bridget Masango on SASSA: A countdown to crisis again

DA: Bridget Masango on SASSA: A countdown to crisis again

18th October 2017

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The no-show by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) at the meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development today simply beggars belief.

SASSA was meant to give update on the implementation of the Constitutional Court order, which required SASSA to provide regular updates, at least once a month, about its plan to replace the invalid CPS contract to distribute social grants to millions of vulnerable South Africans.

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SASSA apparently has nothing to report back, despite the last report to the committee being a full six weeks ago.

The DA, therefore, welcomes that the Chairperson of the Committee, Rose Capa, has agreed to issue a formal summons to ensure that SASSA show-up and fully account for what they have been doing for the last six weeks.

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Should the summons be ignored, they will be “liable to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both the fine and the imprisonment” in accordance with the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act

Even if they claim they have nothing to report, they must fully account for why it is they have not made any progress in almost two months.

Millions of poor and vulnerable South Africans look to SASSA to ensure that there is a workable plan for the distribution of social grants come the end of the year. It is a slap in the face to these recipients who depend on social grants to survive month to month that SASSA failed to show up.

SASSA must be summoned to account urgently and should not be allowed to shirk their responsibility.

 

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