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SASSA progress in procurement of alternative payment services: hearing
24 Oct 2017
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and Portfolio Committee on Social Development had a joint meeting in which the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) was interrogated on the procurement processes followed by SASSA in acquiring service providers to render a revised grants payment system.
The Committee expressed discontent ...
Social Development
Social Development Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
11 Oct 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Members met to review its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report on the performance of the Department of Social Development and its entities. The main issues that emerged were the failure of the observations to fully appreciate the impact of the delays that ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2016/17. The Agency had investigated 65% of the reported fraud, theft, and corruption cases against the planned target of investigating 70%. There was a backlog of 933 cases being investigated. 150 ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development + NDA 2016/17 Annual Reports, with Auditor-General input
4 Oct 2017
The Auditor General of South Africa opened with a briefing on the Department of Social Development and its entities. South African Social Assistance Agency (SASSA) received a qualified opinion with findings. This qualification was due to the incompleteness of irregular expenditure, as systems and controls did not ...
Social Development
SASSA and Department human resources: status report; Department Quarter 4 performance
13 Sep 2017
The Department of Social Development (DSD) told the Committee that during the fourth quarter of 2016-17, there had been an increase in the achievement of its targets from 63% to 77%, compared to the third quarter. A total of 105 targets had been set across its five programmes, and it ...
Social Development
SASSA progress report, with Minister
6 Sep 2017
The Minister of Social Development complained about the route for reporting on work done by SASSA. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was expecting SASSA to report to them and SASSA scarcely had time to meet with the Portfolio Committee. The Minister had already written to the Speaker about ...
Social Development
Gender Based Violence Command Centre; SASSA weekly progress report; with Minister
21 Jun 2017
SASSA, with the Minister of Social Development present, explained that it had submitted its first report to the Constitutional Court. It had also had a meeting with the experts. After frank examination of its internal capacity, time, and process required for takeover of the payment function from CPS, SASSA is ...
Social Development
Retirement and Social Security Reforms: Department of Social Development progress report
14 Jun 2017
The Social Security Agency of South Africa briefed the Committee on progress made on the implementation of the Constitutional Court order on the grant payment system and on progress made on the universalisation of retirement and social security reforms.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) indicated that SASSA will not ...
Social Development
SASSA engagement with South African Post Office (SAPO) on payment of grants; with Minister
31 May 2017
SASSA led by the Minister briefed the Committee on its engagement with South African Post Office (SAPO). SAPO has indicated its readiness to offer its services to SASSA as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) in compliance with the ICT White Paper which was approved by Cabinet and in an orderly transition ...
Social Development
Committee Report on Department of Social Development Annual Performance Plan
23 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met to deliberate on the Draft Committee Report of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Social Development and it Entities.
After effecting amendments, the Committee adopted the report..