{"id":873,"date":"2026-07-09T08:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/sassa-dismisses-14-eastern-cape-officials-for-social-grant-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:53:23","slug":"sassa-dismisses-14-eastern-cape-officials-for-social-grant-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/usassa-uxoshe-izikhulu-ezingu-14-zase-eastern-cape-ngokukhwabanisa-izibonelelo-zomphakathi\/","title":{"rendered":"I-SASSA Ixoshe Izikhulu Ezingu-14 ZaseMpumalanga Kapa Ngokukhwabanisa Ngezibonelelo Zikahulumeni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I-South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) ixoshe izikhulu ezingu-14 e-Eastern Cape ngemuva kokutholakala kokukhwabanisa nenkohlakalo ehilela ukukhokhelwa kwezibonelelo zomphakathi, kanti ezinye izikhulu ezingu-11 okwamanje zibhekene nokuqulwa kwezigwegwe ngamacala ahlobene nalokhu, kusho le nhlangano ngomhlaka-8 Julayi 2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Imininingwane Yesenzo Sokukhwabanisa Nesokujezisa<\/h4>\n<p>Ngokusho kwe-SASSA, uphenyo lwangaphakathi luveze imisebenzi yokukhwabanisa emahhovisi aseKomani, eMdantsane, eDutywa, eLibode, eMaxesibeni, eDuncan Village, eZwide, naseQonce. Lokhu kuhilela ukuvunyelwa okungekho emthethweni kwezibonelelo zomphakathi, izinguquko ezingagunyaziwe emininingwaneni yasebhange yabazuzi, kanye nemikhuba engajwayelekile ngaphakathi kokuphathwa kwezibonelelo. I-ejensi ithe wonke amacala adluliselwe emaphoyiseni ukuze kuqhutshekwe nophenyo lobugebengu, kanti kufunwa imiyalelo yokugcina ukuze kutholakale imali yomphakathi engasetshenziswanga ngendlela efanelekile engaba yizigidi ezintathu zamaRandi.<\/p>\n<p>Isikhulu esiphezulu se-SASSA uThemba Matlou, ekhuluma esitatimendeni esisemthethweni, uxwayise ngokuthi \u201cizikhulu ezidlula uhlelo lokuqinisekisa lwe-biometric lwenhlangano ukuze zivume izicelo zezibonelelo zokukhwabanisa zizobekwa icala futhi zichithwe.\u201d Ugcizelele indlela ye-SASSA yokungabekezeleli nhlobo: \u201cSethule izindlela ezahlukene zokususa izinto zokukhwabanisa nenkohlakalo e-SASSA futhi ngeke siphumule kuze kube yilapho sazi ukuthi sinezikhulu ezikulungele ukukhonza abantu bethu ngobuqotho.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Ukucindezela Kukazwelonke Nokuphendula Kwezikhungo<\/h4>\n<p>Ukuxoshwa e-Eastern Cape kuyingxenye yomkhankaso wokulwa nenkohlakalo yangaphakathi ezweni lonke, lapho i-SASSA ibika ePhalamende ngoMeyi 2026 ukuthi izikhulu ezingu-43 zaxoshwa kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika ngonyaka wezimali ka-2025\/26 ngenxa yokukhwabanisa, ukweba, inkohlakalo, kanye nokuphathwa kabi okukhulu. Le nhlangano iqinise ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuqiniseni ukubusa kanye nokulawula kwangaphakathi, okuhlanganisa nokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokuqinisekisa i-biometric manje ezisetshenziswa ezinqubweni zokugunyazwa kwezibonelelo.<\/p>\n<p>UBandile Maqetuka, umphathi wesifunda sase-Eastern Cape, uphinde waqinisekisa ukuma kwe-SASSA: \u201cSinesibopho somthethosisekelo nesokuziphatha sokuvikela yonke imali enikezwe i-ejensi. Ngeke singabaze ukuthatha isinyathelo esiqinile sokujezisa kanye nesobugebengu kunoma yisiphi isikhulu esisebenzisa kabi isikhundla saso ukuze sizuze. 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