Vital Parliamentary committee on SASSA crisis cancelled in favour of ANC lekgotla
23 January 2017
I will be writing to the House Chairperson of Committees, Cedric Frolick, to seek clarity on why the chairpersons of Parliament’s portfolio committees on Social Development and Public Enterprises cancelled key committee meetings in favour of ANC party business this week.
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development was promised a vital "briefing by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on the progress made on implementing the Constitutional Court ruling on the bidding of the new social assistance payment tender and preparation for the institutionalisation of the grant payment system”. The DA had pushed for the attendance of the Minister at this event given that the deadline for the transfer of the social grant system is fast approaching and as of yet, no clear plan has been presented to South Africa.
This is in addition to a crucial meeting on the unfolding Eskom crisis in our local municipalities was cancelled in a similar fashion.