Despite promises, SASSA beneficiaries still cannot access their funds
12 December 2022
Note to editors: Please find attached soundbite by Bridget Masango MP.
Despite promises from Postbank, the DA has received reports that South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries are still struggling to access their social grants.
And while the article in yesterday’s Sunday Times and others the past 12 days highlight the depth of the crisis at the Postbank, it is of little comfort to the millions of South Africans reliant on it to pay their grants every month. That looters made off with R150 million – R18 million in just 5 days – is an indictment on the bank. These thieves not only stole money, they were playing loose and fast with millions of people’s lives.
Through the establishment of a new Chapter 9 institution, the DA’s "Cyber Commissioner” Bill will go a long way to strengthen and support cybersecurity in the country’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs). The institution will advise on, monitor and establish cyber security capability in the public sector, as well as establish minimum standards and build cyber security capacity.