insert_link South Africa S.A organization Calls for Accountability as Dlamini Is Ordered to Repay R2 Million South Africa's Public Servants Association has urged for more accountability after the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered former Social Development minister, Bathabile Dlamini, to repay two-million-rand for private security services. The court ruled that the South African Social Security Agency’s payment of 3.5-million-rand for the services was unlawful. The association’s Claude Naiker condemned the misuse of power by politicians and called for better controls to prevent wasteful spending of public […] todayDecember 18, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa SA’s Postbank and SASSA are to end cash withdrawals for social grants SA's Postbank and the South African Social Security Agency have announced starting next month, social grant recipients will no longer be able to withdraw cash from Post Offices, marking the phasing out of physical cash payment points. The move aims to address issues like cash-in-transit heists and challenges faced at payment point sites. News24 reports, critics argue this will impose additional costs on recipients, especially in rural areas. The Post […] todayDecember 12, 2023 6