'The country will be updated in due course on this matter,' said the department.
"The country will be updated in due course on this matter," said the department.Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, has called an urgent meeting with the South African Social Security Agency and Department of Social Development EXCO on Friday.“The country will be updated in due course on this matter,” said the department.The meeting follows a report by GroundUp this week that revealed an expose regarding “massive fraud” in Sassa’s Covid-19 grant system.
According to the pair the investigation found critical security flaws where they were able to query 300,000 ID numbers rapidly without security barriers and revealing an implausible 91% application rate among February 2005-born individuals. The investigation also uncovered successful fraudulent grant payments, suggesting systematic exploitation of Sassa’s system.“Most of the contact numbers listed onSassa’s SRD Grant system: Students expose alarming rate of fraudulent applicationsSassa on Wednesday denied the breach. However, they said they were aware of multiple attempts by individuals who were trying to take advantage of the government’s efforts to support marginalised communities.
“It is thus a matter of vulnerability versus functionality that should be always balanced,” the agency said. However Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development wrote a letter to the minister requesting she call on Sassa and department officials to account.
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