This week’s National Tender Bulletin requires companies to act fast to participate in tenders.

The social security agency looks to make it possible to apply for disability-related grants via its online portal.

The auditor-general’s COVID-19 audit once again flags IT systems as among the top shortcomings in government efficiently delivering relief initiatives.

The South African Social Security Agency looks to tap into the databases of other government departments as it intensifies its fraud prevention and zero tolerance measures.

As the world stage awaits, government’s citizen engagement platform GovChat is open to partnership opportunities to assist SASSA.

The South African Social Security Agency’s newly-launched online portal for certain social grant applications is inaccessible to some.

The citizen engagement platform has handled over 400 000 queries on behalf of SASSA, saving the agency R7.5 million through its automated contact centre.

The South African Social Security Agency will once again open its online system to allow recipients of the R350 social relief grant to change to their preferred method of payment.

Outgoing CEO Herman Kotzé will remain a consultant for the company until the end of May next year.

The officials were sentenced for defrauding the state of almost R1.2 million in a well-orchestrated manipulation of the agency’s system.

The South African Social Security Agency opens its system to approved beneficiaries of the COVID-19 grant, allowing them to alter banking details online.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation says the accused were plotting to pillage SASSA by hacking into the social security agency’s system.