Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi says government should take the lead in technology innovation.
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says an implementation protocol has been concluded and signed between the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) that paves the way for a collaborative agreement towards the payment of social grants.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Comprehensive Social Security has announced that government will fast-track the introduction of an integrated payment system for the payment of social grants.
The Department of Social Development will today lead a specialist team to Malawi to repatriate a 14-year-old minor and a 20-year-old youth, who were allegedly abducted and trafficked to Malawi.