DA submits 31 questions to SASSA following shambolic social grants RFI presentation
18 January 2017
The DA has submitted 31 questions to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) following a shambolic ‘Request for Information’ (RFI) presentation that took place in Pretoria last week Friday.
This presentation, which is compulsory and open to the public, was supposed to provide clarity to the banking sector on the distribution of social grants to 17 million South Africans.
The meeting lasted a shocking 35 minutes, and no follow-up questions were entertained. The information provided, moreover, failed to provide any concrete plan for the distribution of grants by the 1st April deadline, and if anything, seemed to confirm that the Department is far from ready.