The pressure exerted by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to ensure that Tembisa residents have access to a conducive SASSA office has led to the Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu permitting a dual procurement process to get a new office.
This means that the DA’s efforts have yielded positive results as the Tembisa residents were exposed to appalling conditions when accessing social services at the Rabasotho SASSA offices.
The office is too small and could not accommodate the officials and residents coming to access social services. The residents are forced to queue outside because there is no waiting area.
The DA submitted a petition with over 2000 signatures to the National Assembly demanding the upgrades of the Rabasotho SASSA office.
Furthermore, last week, 14 September 2022, the DA’s activist Nombulelo Dubula, a resident from Ward 7 Tembisa made a presentation to the Social Development Portfolio Committee in the National Assembly about the state of the Rabasotho SASSA office and demanded urgent intervention.
While we welcome that Tembisa Rabasotho residents will be getting a new SASSA office, this is long overdue and raises the question of why residents must complain first before the government can fix the infrastructure. This is unacceptable as a caring government will ensure that public offices are accessible and conducive to rendering services.
The DA will monitor the progress of procuring the new offices so that the process is not delayed, and our people receive the services they deserve. The DA is the only party that gets things done and cares about ensuring good governance, transparency, and accountability.