Post by cjm on Feb 2, 2017 7:41:44 GMT
SASSA wants 'unlawful' grants contract extended, MPs 'staggered'
Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says the best hope for citizens dependent on social grants to get paid from April 1 is to extend the invalid and unlawful contract with the current service provider.
Given the timeframe, extending the contract with Cash Paymaster Services and Net1 for one more year while Sassa finalises its medium-term solutions is the best option, the portfolio committee on social development heard on Wednesday.
Sassa official Raphaahle Ramokgopa said the department wants to approach the Constitutional Court, which ruled in April 2014 that the current contract was invalid, to extend it for one more year.
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Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says the best hope for citizens dependent on social grants to get paid from April 1 is to extend the invalid and unlawful contract with the current service provider.
Given the timeframe, extending the contract with Cash Paymaster Services and Net1 for one more year while Sassa finalises its medium-term solutions is the best option, the portfolio committee on social development heard on Wednesday.
Sassa official Raphaahle Ramokgopa said the department wants to approach the Constitutional Court, which ruled in April 2014 that the current contract was invalid, to extend it for one more year.
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