SASSA debacle overshadows Human Rights Day
Given that today is Human Right’s Day, over 17 million South Africans are faced with the possibility that they might not receive their South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grants at the end of the month.
POLOKWANE – In one of the biggest crises to hit the country, the SASSA debacle has caused uproar around the country for several weeks now.
The grants are for social relief of distress, grants-in-aid, child support grant, foster care grant, care dependency grant, war veteran’s grant, disability grant and grants for older persons.
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For people who receive grants every month, it is the only means to have access to their basic rights such as shelter and food.
On Friday, 17 March, a judgment by the Constitutional Court was delivered ordering Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) and Sassa continue its invalid contract for a period of 12 months.
BREAKING: Concourt rules that SASSA and CPS must extend for 1 year | https://t.co/tNCD4aZnWp #SASSA #SASSAJUDGEMENT pic.twitter.com/vWzoAr6TyC
— The Business Voice (@thebusinessvoic) March 17, 2017
Since then, President Jacob Zuma has apologized to the country for the “undue anxiety” caused by the social grants debacle‚ saying the government “deeply regrets” it‚ and has given the assurance that all beneficiaries will receive their social grants on April 1.
These are some tweets regarding the SASSA debacle:
Then you ask yourself where is our Parliament in all of this? Do courts have to play Executive monitoring? – Min Dlamini under admin..#SASSA
— Jonas Matukani (@Jonijm) March 17, 2017
#CPS #SASSAJUDGEMENT #SASSA pic.twitter.com/CCQr4dvAym
— Ashifashabba (@ashifashabba) March 17, 2017
South Africa, both #Ntlemeza and #SASSA rulings are the result of action taken by civil society orgs. Support them. Holding govt to account.
— Mandy Wiener (@MandyWiener) March 17, 2017
The ANC must know that failure to pay the #SASSA grants is SA's greatest political & social stability threat since 1994. It's that simple.
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) March 15, 2017
Chief Justice Mogoeng used words like "crisis, embarrassing, incompetence, debacle" #SASSA. Did he not hear? The president says "relax"
— Redi Tlhabi (@RediTlhabi) March 15, 2017
Mogoeng asks Breitenbach "how did you get to the level where you collectively make yourselves look so incompetent" #SASSA @ANN7tv
— Mathapelo Moloi-Skenjana (@matty_moloi) March 15, 2017
"There's no crisis here." Oh, wait there is! #Zapiro on #BathabileDlamini #CPS #Sassa #SASSAConCourt #socialgrants pic.twitter.com/hDbRKErNr3
— OUTA (@OUTASA) March 16, 2017
Very worrying that Zuma wants to wait for the 1st till he deals with #SASSA 🤔 does he know people depend on grants for a living? #ZumaQandA
— Karabo Mokgoko 🦄🌞 (@Karabo_Mokgoko) March 16, 2017
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