'Always shifting blame': Lindiwe Zulu blames Postbank for SASSA grant delays

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Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu explained the cause of the delay with SASSA grant payments. She blamed SAPO for not paying beneficiaries.

"Always shifting the blame. It was the apartheid that caused the hijackings of buildings in Joburg now is the Postbank that delayed social grant payouts."Geraldene Kruger wrote:

"It took the incompetent, unfeeling woman a week to say something. That is how much she cares for the vulnerable."Christopher Reynolds added:Mom of 1 who started business with R500 Sassa money now has spaza shop, wants to be millionairereported that a dedicated mom of one from Hammanskraal is working incredibly hard to ensure that she and her child have an amazing life.

 

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