NATIONAL NEWS - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is set to weigh in on Parliament’s ongoing discussions around the payment of social grants.
He will appear before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday morning to explain Treasury’s role in plans by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to award another contract to current service provider, Cash Paymaster Services (CPS).
Of particular concern to the committee, is whether a new contract will be lawful or lead to further irregular expenditure.
The National Assembly meanwhile, will again be asked to debate Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini’s fitness to hold office.
First it was Sassa officials who were called to explain irregular expenditure before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Dlamini declined to attend that meeting, but agreed to appear before another sitting of Scopa last week.
