Sassa debacle too much

THE letter by Xolani Somaca, “Time for Dlamini to go” (DD, March 15), and our regular columnist, my fellow brother Bantu Mniki (“Zero compassion; breathtaking hypocrisy”, DD March 15), refers.

Let me be honest, I was waiting anxiously for your opinions on the social grant debacle my brothers and you didn’t disappoint.

On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court was very clear about what was supposed to be done by the (Social Development) Minister (Bathabile Dlamini) and her entourage.

17 million South Africans are indeed relying on social grants to live and there is anxiety among South Africans. Our government must take over the social grants distribution as a matter of urgency and this will create permanent jobs.

Billions of rands are being paid out every month to Cash Paymaster Services while unemployment and poverty is still rife among young people.

If government takes over, they will close the gap between the haves and have-nots and start the radical economic transformation which I believe will address the widening gap of inequality in our country.

Our outcry, comrade Somaca, will continue to fall on deaf ears as long as parliament fails to make sure that the president is accountable to the nation.

Our president will not hold (Minister Bathabile Dlamini) accountable about this crisis. We’re really in trouble.

It was so shameful to watch our ANC MPs attacking the opposition parties on the Sassa crisis.

The only temporal solution is to extend this contract with CPS so as to avoid the catastrophic situation. Our parliament is useless and our hope now lies in the judicial system. — Wandile Ngceba, Dutywa