NATIONAL NEWS - Non-governmental organisation Black Sash started with its legal argument at the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, saying the Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini failed in her oversight duty of Sassa.
The legality of a new contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to distribute social grants is being argued in the highest court in the land as concerns grow that beneficiaries won't be paid on 1 April.
In 2014, the court declared the current contract with CPS invalid.
With just over two weeks to go before payments are due, Sassa is scrambling to ensure beneficiaries are paid and a new contract is put in place, after CPS warned Sassa to close the deal as it needs at least 12 days to ensure that grant beneficiaries are paid.
Black Sash has requested the court to resume its supervisory jurisdiction of the Sassa debacle.
Advocate Geoff Budlender for Black Sash says that Dlamini believes there is no crisis.
In 2014, the court declared the current contract with CPS invalid.
With just over two weeks to go before payments are due, Sassa is scrambling to ensure beneficiaries are paid and a new contract is put in place, after CPS warned Sassa to close the deal as it needs at least 12 days to ensure that grant beneficiaries are paid.
Black Sash has requested the court to resume its supervisory jurisdiction of the Sassa debacle.
Advocate Geoff Budlender for Black Sash says that Dlamini believes there is no crisis.
