The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, met with the staff of SASSA today, (Wednesday, July 19), and announced that Ms Pearl Bhengu, who has been serving as the SASSA Regional Manager in KwaZulu-Natal since 2012 will be the interim CEO of the Agency.

This announcement follows after the Minister and former CEO, Mr Thokozani Magwaza, mutually agreed to end his contract of employment. 

The Minister stated that the first priority of the Acting CEO is to stabilise the Agency and to ensure that it focuses on its Constitutional mandate of administering and paying social grants in line with the SASSA Act.

 

Issued by GCIS on behalf of the Department of Social Development