The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) – whose payments system nearly collapsed at the beginning of September due to a system "glitch" – lost more than R50 million due to fraud and corruption within its ranks in the past two years.
The agency detected and investigated 701 suspected cases of fraud and 40 Sassa officials were implicated.
In response to a written parliamentary question, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said the potential losses amounted to R50 515 541.34.