Sassa fires four officials over R33 million social grants fraud
The Sassa officials were accused of working with syndicates to manipulate the social grants system The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo office in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune district after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme.
The agency said the outcome of the appeal confirmed its commitment to holding employees accountable for misconduct and protecting the integrity of the country’s social assistance programme.
The agency reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the integrity of the social assistance programme and maintaining public confidence in the administration of social grants.
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