There is growing concern about a possible liquidation of the entity should it not be repurposed
After six bumpy years the communications ministry is determined the project will be completed by March 22
If President Cyril Ramaphosa’s crackdown on corruption is to succeed, new rules for lobbying and tenders need to be implemented
The South African Post Office says it is dealing with a local mail backlog of about 4.8 million items
The social security agency says it will not extend the December deadline to switch to the new Sassa cards
The finance minister has opened the door to decisions that may have serious ramifications for state businesses
The ConCourt has ruled that former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini was not negligent by extending the CPS contract last year
The contract, to upgrade Sapo network facilities, was initially advertised in 2016 with both Telkom and MTN contesting
The attorney was part of a high-profile group that trashed the public protector’s Nkandla report
In an effort to end strike action, the state-owned entity has answered the call for permanent jobs
Social grant beneficiaries who draw their money at ATMs might have to wait a little longer to access it
The ConCourt has granted Sassa’s application to extend its contract with Cash Paymaster Services CPS) by another six months.
The agency admitted in court papers there was no feasible solution to assist around 2.8-million beneficiaries before the April 1 deadline
The tender deadline was originally postponed from February 28, and risks being postponed again.
In court papers, Bhengu said there was still no ‘feasible’ contingency plan that will guarantee cash payments on April 1
With less than a month to transfer core components of the scheme to CPS, Sassa has to answer how it will deliver cash-based social grants
The agency has less than a month to fully migrate core components of the grants scheme from Cash Paymaster Services, as ordered by the ConCourt
The agency has 31 days to migrate core components of the grants scheme from CPS to the South African Post Office, as agreed in December last year.
As on Monday and Tuesday, Dlamini continued to insist on providing what she deemed important context, but seemed mostly to be irrelevant detail
It signed a deal with the Post Office yet at the same time asked that the invalid CPS contract be extended
