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The Constitutional Court ruled that the CPS appeal had no reasonable prospects of success and did not qualify for consideration as a constitutional matter.

Corruption Watch has welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss the application of Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) for leave to ...

Around 8 000 CPS paypoints have closed since Sassa ended its contract with Cash Paymaster Services in 2017.

Black Sash concerned about new Sassa collection points

by Sesona Mahlahla

8 October 2019, 11:46 AM

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Civil rights group, Black Sash, has raised concerns over the new collection points that the South African Social Security Agency ...

CPS took the matter to the SCA after Corruption Watch successfully challenged the legality of SASSA’s payment in the Pretoria High Court in 2018.

CPS subsidiary mum on SCA ruling

by Lebo Tshangela

1 October 2019, 6:13 AM

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Net 1, a subsidiary of Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) has declined to comment on the ruling by the Supreme Court ...

Court ruling against CPS a victory for good governance: Corruption Watch

by Yolanda Mhlathi

30 September 2019, 9:11 PM

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Corruption Watch says the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that ordered Cash Paymaster Services to pay back an amount of ...

Nehawu has threatened to bring all Sassa offices to a complete shutdown over biometric enrollment.

Nehawu threatens to shutdown Sassa

by Bongisipho Magcaba

9 October 2018, 8:34 AM

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Nehawu has threatened to bring all Sassa offices to a complete shutdown over biometric enrolment.

From Monday, the South African Post Office officially took over the payment of social grants and a new Sassa gold card is now in use.

Sassa officially takes over grant payments

by Bongisipho Magcaba

2 October 2018, 9:17 AM

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The Sassa says it has implemented the court order to end the contract of CPS in paying out social grants.

Sassa in Limpopo appeals to beneficiaries to apply for new cards

by Wendy Mothata

31 August 2018, 12:32 PM

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The South Africa Social Security Agency in Limpopo has appealed to more than 64-thousand social grant recipients who are yet ...

Shabangu urges beneficiaries to use new Sassa card system

by Bomkazi Malobola

19 August 2018, 10:25 AM

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Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu says she is aware that Cash Paymaster Services is continuing to issue illegal green cards ...

Post Office to take over SASSA payments

by Wendy Mothata

13 August 2018, 8:45 AM

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Public accounts committee (SCOPA) chairperson Themba Godi believes that SASSA will be able to address the glitches in the payment ...

Last month social grants beneficiaries in some parts of the country had problems being paid.

Cwele to take Cash Paymaster Services to court

by Wendy Mothata

13 July 2018, 9:12 AM

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The Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele says his Social Development counterpart Susan Shabangu has been left without an ...

Elderly Sassa grant beneficiaries braved the cold weather to receive their monthly payments.

Sassa workers held hostage released

by Paballo Lephaka

5 July 2018, 7:03 AM

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Social grant recipients have released employees of the South African Social Security Agency after holding them hostage in Tshidilamolomo and ...

Sassa was briefing the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)'s Select Committee on Social Services.

Sassa card swap process on track: Agency

by Tshepiso Moche

13 June 2018, 5:50 AM

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The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says the card swap process - which started with a pilot project last ...

Minister of Social Development Susan Shabangu says social grants beneficiaries will receive their money.

“Application to suspend social grants tender will not affect payments”

by Lerato Matlala

2 May 2018, 8:22 PM

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Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu has assured Parliamentarians that their court application to suspend the social grants tender will not ...

Sassa says beneficiaries who receive their payments directly from the banks, those who use Sassa cards and those who receive cash payments will all be paid as usual.

Sassa assures parliament social grants will be paid on April 1st

by Thato Moeti

28 March 2018, 1:42 PM

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The social security agency Sassa has again assured Parliament that social grants will be paid on the 1st of April.

Sassa says the SA Post Office is ready to administer grant payments, but has requested that the court allow it to extend the CPS contract for six months while it finalises the migration process.

Plan b in place if ConCourt rules against CPS extension: Sassa

by Bongisipho Magcaba

9 March 2018, 8:18 AM

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Acting CEO of the Sassa Pearl Bhengu says the agency have put in place contingency plans for beneficiaries who needs ...

SAPO to take over from CPS

by Bomkazi Malobola

13 February 2018, 9:45 PM

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Cash Paymaster Services has asked the Constitutional Court to amend its judgment ordering that a new service provider should take ...

PSAM's call comes after Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini spent a gruelling four days testifying before an inquiry on the social grants debacle.

WATCH: Inquiry into Social Grants crisis

by Nthabi Thipa

26 January 2018, 9:02 AM

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Former SASSA CEO Thokozani Magwaza delivers testimony at the SASSA Crisis Inquiry on Friday.

Bathabile Dlamini says she will clarify the situation at press conference.

Dlamini denies CPS demanded R1.3 billion from Sassa

by Lungelo Ngcamu

18 January 2018, 8:53 AM

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Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has disputed allegations that Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) demanded R1.3 billion from the embattled social ...