The Constitutional Court ruled that the social development minister, Bathabile Dlamini, has to pay 20% of the legal costs herself regarding to the social grants court case. Furthermore, Judge Froneman recommended that the court documents be referred to the Public Prosecutor to see if Dhlamini should be prosecuted for perjury. Read the original article in..
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It is time to cough up Babelas Dlamini – Minister of Social Development gets slammed by the Constitutional Court
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SASSA News:- ‘Double social grants for six months’ – can this be possible?
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The social development department has made an extraordinary proposal to the inter-ministerial committee set up to find solutions to boost the economy: double social grants payments for six months.
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‘Unresponsive and evasive’ Dlamini doesn’t ‘like to be pushed around’
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The inquiry into social development minister Bathabile Dlamini’s role in the social grants saga got off to a shaky start on Tuesday as she was accused of being “unresponsive and evasive”. Counsel for the Black Sash Trust‚ Geoff Budlender SC‚ grilled Dlamini on the procurement process of the leaders of the workstreams she had established..
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Foster grants system is about to collapse – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
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The department of social development may find itself in a similar situation with foster care grants as it did earlier in 2017 when it missed the Constitutional Court’s deadline to take over the payment of social grants. According to GroundUp, thousands of foster care placement orders will expire on December 31, which means that the..
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NEW SASSA CEO’S INDEPENDENCE ALREADY QUESTIONED – FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
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Insiders at Sassa have reportedly labelled Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s relationship with Bhengu as problematic, questioning her independence. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) are back in the spotlight with reports on Friday morning that Sassa’s new acting CEO Pearl Bhengu is in business with Dlamini’s daughter…
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Sassa’s R2bn funeral insurance rip-off
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Yet again we’ve been reminded of just how awkward a liability social development minister Bathabile Dlamini is for her department as it battles to resolve the overwhelming difficulties with social grant distribution. Horror at the prospect of the department and the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) managing “26A deductions” — third-party deductions from social grants..
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Why is Bathabile Dlamini licking a cup in parliament?
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Whatever the social development minister is drinking must have been so good she could not let a single drop go to waste. A video of Social Development Minister and ANC Women’s League leader Bathabile Dlamini in parliament has emerged that once again triggers questions about her sobriety. In the video, the minister can be seen..
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