Parliament, Saturday 04 March 2017 – The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) notes with anger the resignation of the newly appointed Director-General of the Department of Social Development, Mr Zane Dangor over the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) debacle.
In our brief interactions with Mr Dangor, he had proven himself to be an honest and hardworking civil servant. He was one of the many officials in the Department and in Sassa who have been frustrated by Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s heavy handed interference in Sassa’s administrative matters.
Clearly, the Cash Paymaster Service (CPS) contract negotiations have been handled to the disadvantage of the state and grant recipients, especially around the issue of deductions which have been a major thorn for recipients. The Minister must now take full responsibility for this. The Department is clearly falling apart.
As Scopa we are looking forward to meeting with the Minister on Tuesday so that all these matters can be fully ventilated. It is now becoming very difficult to explain the capability of the Minister to effectively run the Department and discharge of her responsibilities. Scopa cannot be quiet or indifferent to these levels of mismanagement which create unease and anxiety in the nation, and comes at a huge financial cost to the state.
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