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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) CEO Themba Matlou is expected to give an update on the agency’s efforts to improve the social grant payment system.<\/p>\n

SASSA has faced ongoing problems, affecting millions of vulnerable beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

These include system failures, cyber-attacks, a chaotic card-swapping process and delays in verification.<\/p>\n

Several grant recipients said SASSA\u2019s reviews have made it difficult to access their money, with the biometric verification systems leaving many locked out of their grants.<\/p>\n

Human rights organisation Black Sash said it\u2019s hoping for clear answers from the CEO as pressure mounts on SASSA to fix its system.<\/p>\n

“Social assistance is a constitutional imperative in our country and social assistance is a vital safety net for our society’s most vulnerable members, who lack means to support themselves,\u201d said Black Sash’s Rachel Bukasa.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s update is expected to outline what SASSA is doing to stabilise payments and restore trust in a system that millions depend on to survive.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) CEO Themba Matlou is expected to give an update on the agency’s efforts to improve the social grant payment system. SASSA has faced ongoing problems, affecting millions of vulnerable beneficiaries. These include system failures, cyber-attacks, a chaotic card-swapping process and delays in verification. 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