Post Office/Sassa decision by next week - Dlamini
Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the Post Office's bid to assist with the social grants scheme will be evaluated and decided on by the end of next week.
Dlamini told journalists in Pretoria on Friday that a "due diligence" report on SAPO was completed on Thursday, and that the South African Social Security Agency's (Sassa) bid committee would now evaluate it on Wednesday.
SAPO CEO Mark Barnes has previously said the Post Office had made an offer "to do everything", but the extent of their involvement would now be decided by the bid committee.
Various MPs in the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) last week expressed concern that there appeared to be a "deliberate attempt" to limit SAPO's role in the new grants scheme.
The Post Office says it is ready to replace the 10 000 points of service after the eventual departure of illegal service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) in March next year.