Pretoria — The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) CEO, Thokozani Magwaza, says the agency plans to appeal the judgment handed down by the North Gauteng High Court, which allows deductions from social grant beneficiaries' accounts. "SASSA has studied the judgment and intends taking the matter on appeal because of its unimaginable, unintended consequences. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, Acting Judge CJ van der Westhuisen declared that SASSA and Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini cannot impose rules and restrictions on electronic payments. Magwaza told the committee that SASSA has committed to implementing the court order issued by the Constitutional Court in March to the letter. "Among other things, SASSA has already submitted a list of experts in various fields to the court, as instructed by the court," Magwaza said.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2017 08:26 UTC