Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges against her in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court.
Dlamini is accused of perjury in relation to her testimony during a Constitutional Court inquiry into her role in the Sassa crisis.
Judge Bernard Ngoepe, who chaired the inquiry, found that Dlamini was evasive in her answering of questions.
Sassa failed to find a service provider to administer social grants in time after Cash Paymaster Services’ contract expired.
-EWN
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Social media went abuzz yesterday following the video of a girl who was being dragged out of the Mercedes Benz V-class car.
It ended in tears after the lady wearing a white outfit who goes by the name of Princess Mtetwa on social media platforms was dragged out of the car by the driver. ”Get out of my car, is that how you get money from men,” the driver said as the girl kept on apologizing. Learn More