SASSA CEO Themba Matlou addresses Parliament on the agency's efforts to combat corruption and enhance accountability.
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has fired 43 officials implicated in fraud, theft, corruption and serious maladministration as the agency intensifies a sweeping internal crackdown aimed at cleaning up South Africa’s embattled social grants system.
The dismissals, confirmed during a tense appearance before Parliament on Wednesday, expose the growing scale of alleged corruption within an institution responsible for distributing billions of rand to the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
The Department of Social Development, together with SASSA and the National Development Agency, appeared before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations to account for budget allocations and outline urgent governance reforms designed to protect public funds and restore public trust.
Addressing MPs, SASSA CEO Themba Matlou said the dismissals followed internal disciplinary hearings during the 2025/2026 financial year and formed part of an aggressive campaign to purge corrupt officials from the agency.
