The Social Security Agency of South Africa has missed the deadline to file papers to the Constitutional Court to explain its failure to prepare itself to take over payment of social grants to millions of beneficiaries in April.
This comes after the ConCourt last week issued a directive to Sassa to explain, among other issues, who was responsible for deciding that Sassa could not immediately take over the payment of grants and pensions after March 2017, and when that person became aware of that fact.
The court gave Sassa until 4pm on Monday to file its papers.
However, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini missed the deadline to answer 17 questions posed by the Court, although answers were reportedly filed electronically after 10pm.
The contract between Sassa and pensions and social grants service provider, Cash Paymaster Services comes to an end on March 31, and there have been fears that grants will not be paid from 1 April.
Meanwhile, Sassa confirmed on their Twitter account on Tuesday morning that they do not have a contract with CPS.
