Social development takes steps to curb fraud

In a bid to enhance the integrity of the social security system, the Department of Social Development will establish oversight institutions that will monitor and evaluate its systems. Presenting the department’s budget vote in Parliamenton Monday, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said a total of 45-million rands had been set aside for this purpose. He said the department was in the process of establishing key oversight institutions such as the Social Security Inspectorate, which will help develop effective monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment systems. Skweyiya said some of the department’s efforts at improving the social security system were already beginning to pay off.