In March, the court ruled that service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) must continue paying social grants for the next 12 months, as South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa) had not come up with an alternative payment solution.
Dlamini submitted an affidavit to the court stating she shouldn’t be held personally liable for the payment debacle.
Dlamini will find out on Thursday if she is personally liable for the legal costs, claiming in her affidavit that it is not commonplace that a court would sanction a public official in cases where an adverse finding in litigation is made against a particular department which that official represents.
The Constitutional Court, however, criticised Dlamini’s conduct in the matter, saying the grant issue could have been resolved months ago.
