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Social Development
SASSA weekly report; Social Development Quarter 2 performance & new organogram, with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2017
SASSA provided a weekly progress report on the 1 April grant payments. SASSA and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) had engaged in negotiations which took place from 1 to 3 March 2017. An in-principle agreement was reached where CPS indicated willingness to work with SASSA. Terms and conditions will be made ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Minister of Social Development briefing on CPS contract
7 Mar 2017
This was a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in a packed room. The Chairperson noted that it had been hoped to wrap up the matter of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract the previous Tuesday, following the initial engagement in ...
Social Development
Minister & SASSA on readiness to implement Constitutional Court ruling
22 Feb 2017
The Minister of Social Development with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the state of readiness for the implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling. On progress made, DSD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on 9 December 2016 and it closed on 10 ...
Social Development
SASSA on ensuring April 2017 social grant payments
1 Feb 2017
The Minister was absent for the briefing by SASSA on its state of readiness to take over grant payments. This raised much concern and questions by opposition members. They failed to accept the apology on the basis that the Minister is not taking a matter of national importance seriously. The ...
Social Development
Grant payment insourcing: SASSA progress report, with Minister
30 Nov 2016
SASSA and the Minister of Social Development briefed the Committee on its progress in insourcing its grant payment system by 1 April 2017. The Constitutional Court gave a judgement that requires the Agency to report on seven deliverables. Deadlines for key deliverables have not been met. The Minister also pointed ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SASSA, with Minister: hearing on irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
23 Nov 2016
The Minister of Social Development, the Auditor General and the Hawks were present for the hearing on of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure in the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
SASSA was asked to explain the irregular expenditure involving R316 million (CPS contract), R414 million (physical security), R233 million ...
Small Business Development
Programmes Review Project implementation: progress report by Department of Small Business Development
23 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Progress on the implementation of the Programmes Review Project [awaited]
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on its progress with the implementation of the programmes review project, and indicated that it had had to undertake a restructuring process to ensure that it focused ...
Social Development
National Development Agency new business model & implementation plan
16 Nov 2016
The Committee spent some time at the start of the meeting debating on the agenda. DA Members had written to the Committee Chairperson objecting to the fact that the planned agenda, a briefing by S A Social Security Agency (SASSA) on the institutionalisation of the grant payment system, including presentation ...
Social Development
National Disability Policy; Social Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
26 Oct 2016
The delegation of the department of Social development with the minister briefed the committee on the National Disability Policy. The policy has been approved by the cabinet and since then the department had been working on its implementation. It has organised road shows and working towards its domestication. It is ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency on its 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
The South African Social Security Agency briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2015/16.
SASSA received an unqualified audit outcome from AGSA with matters of emphasis as per the audit opinion:
Of the planned target of investigating 70% of fraud, theft, and corruption cases, the Agency investigated 83% of ...