Social grants: Read the full ConCourt judgment

Read the full judgment on the social grants case brought by NGO Black Sash at the Constitutional Court on Friday.

The court ruled this morning that the contract between Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) and the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) would be extended for 12 months‚ under stringent conditions.

Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has also been ordered to explain to the court why she should not pay from her own pocket for the costs of an application that dealt with the grant payment debacle.

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• Sassa CEO: We dropped the ballSA Social Security Agency chief executive‚ Thokozani Magwaza has apologised to for the crisis surrounding social grants.
• Sassa battle: We'll be watching you‚ says Black SashNGO Black Sash said on Friday that the Constitutional Court has vindicated the organisation by preventing Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) from distributing personal details of social grants beneficiaries.
• ConCourt wants Dlamini to explain why she should not cough up for grants legal costsMinister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has been ordered to explain to the Constitutional Court why she should not pay from her own pocket for the costs of an application that dealt with the grant payment debacle.
• Dlamini says sorry after ConCourt's Sassa rulingMinister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini says she will respect and adhere to the ruling made by the Constitutional Court this morning.