Question NW1466 to the Minister of Social Development
16 May 2022 - NW1466
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What (a) process was followed to appoint members of the (i) Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants and (ii) SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) Governance whose names were given upfront by the former Minister of Social Development, Ms S Shabangu, (b) was the role of each member and (c) total amount was each member paid; (2) whether there are any reports coming out of the Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants and SASSA Governance; if not, why not; if so, will she furnish Ms B S Masango with a copy and/or copies of the reports?
Reply:
a) (i) The Technical Committee for SASSA was appointed by the previous Minister of Social Development to assist SASSA in implementing the Constitutional Court judgment of 23rd March 2018 and to advise on business model review of SASSA.
Various Constitutional Court judgments in the course of 2017 made it clear that there were challenges with the existing contract with service providers for cash payment, without which SASSA would not be able to execute its mandate and the extra capacity for a period of time was required.
The Technical Committee was appointed from May 2018 until October 2018.
Hon Minister Susan Shabangu appointed the Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants in accordance with Regulation 20 of Treasury Regulations published in terms of Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA). Also, see the attached Affidavit to the Constitutional Court filed by the then Minister of Social Development.
a)(ii) The following names were given as part of the committee:
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1. |
Ms. Dipuo Peters |
Former Minister of Transport and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Government |
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2. |
Adv Vusi Madonsela |
Former Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and former Director-General of the Department of Social Development (Withdrew from the committee due to other commitments |
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3. |
Ms Manoko Nchwe |
Former Deputy National Commissioner: South African Police Service |
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4. |
Ms.Totsie Memela |
Non-Executive Chairman of Memela Pratt and Associates |
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5. |
Mr.Selwyn Jehoma |
Former Deputy Director-General of the Department of Social Development |
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6. |
Ms Zodwa Manase |
A Chartered Accountant to help with numbers |
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7. |
Mr Sipho . Shezi |
Former Special Adviser to the Minister of Social Development |
(b) The roles of the Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants is outlined in the attached Terms of Reference (See Attached Annexure B)
(c) The total amount paid to the Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants was R2, 534 831,05 Please see below breakdown of payment per committee member:
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Name of Committee Member |
Total Amount Paid |
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Ms.Dipuo Peters |
R468,503.05 |
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Ms Manoko Nchwe |
R449,040.00 |
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Ms.Totsie Memela |
R235,592.00 |
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Mr.Selwyn Jehoma |
R383,466.00 |
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Ms.Zodwa Manase |
R348,580.00 |
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Mr.Sipho Shezi |
R649,650.00 |
2. Yes, the Technical Committee for Payments of Social Grants submitted monthly reports (See attached Annexure C)