Grant chaos

National Treasury has been given a week, to evaluate the capability of the South African Post Office (Sapo) to take over the payment of social grants in the country, this as negotiations between Sapo and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) deadlocked last night. Yesterday, parliament's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) and its portfolio committee on social development insisted that National Treasury intervene to resolve the impasse. SAPO and SASSA were sent packing, with an order to come up with an agreement to ensure everything is in place for the grants pay-outs next year. To assist us on this we are joined by: • Zorah Dawood,Director of the Centre for Unity in Diversity• Professor Keith Breckenrigde is the Deputy Director at the Wits Institute for social and economic research also known as Wiser. (in studio) • Themba Godi (SCOPA chairperson)