SJD1501 Assignment 6
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE
20 October 2025
[Document subtitle]
[School]
[Course title]
, SJD1501 Assignment 6 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 October 2025
Course
Social Dimension of Justice (SJD1501)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Introduction to the Law of South Africa
SJD1501 Assignment 6 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 October 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
Read the articles via the links provided below and answer the questions that follow. This
assessment is related to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and corruption. entire-
grant-payment-system/ and-corruption-sassa-says-minister Based on the above: 1. In your
opinion, what are the causes of corruption in Sassa? (200 words, 5 marks) 2
. In your opinion, what are the causes of corruption in SASSA?
Corruption at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) seems to arise from a mix of
systemic, institutional, and operational weaknesses. First, weak internal controls and
verification systems allow fraudulent applications, “ghost” beneficiaries, and payments to
deceased people to go undetected. For example, payments continue even when deaths are only
reported after extraction dates. EWN+3TimesLIVE+3News24+3
Second, database and identity mismatches — multiple beneficiary management systems (e.g.
Socpen and BRM) that are not fully synchronised, manual registers, delays in updating Home
Affairs death records — all contribute to opportunities for abuse. News24+2The South African+2
Third, insufficient oversight and consequence management: many suspected cases are not
acted upon decisively; disciplinary or criminal sanctions are relatively rare compared to the
number of alleged corrupt incidents. Parliament of South Africa+3Democratic Alliance+3Athlone
News+3
Fourth, collusion and organised fraud: some corrupt schemes involve SASSA employees,
external agents, or syndicates that exploit loopholes in the system. TimesLIVE+2Parliament of
South Africa+2
Fifth, technological and institutional capacity gaps — weak data tools, delayed or partial
implementation of biometric verification, reliance on manual systems in certain offices — makes
detection harder. Parliament of South Africa+2allafrica.com+2
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE
20 October 2025
[Document subtitle]
[School]
[Course title]
, SJD1501 Assignment 6 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 October 2025
Course
Social Dimension of Justice (SJD1501)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Introduction to the Law of South Africa
SJD1501 Assignment 6 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 20 October 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
Read the articles via the links provided below and answer the questions that follow. This
assessment is related to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and corruption. entire-
grant-payment-system/ and-corruption-sassa-says-minister Based on the above: 1. In your
opinion, what are the causes of corruption in Sassa? (200 words, 5 marks) 2
. In your opinion, what are the causes of corruption in SASSA?
Corruption at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) seems to arise from a mix of
systemic, institutional, and operational weaknesses. First, weak internal controls and
verification systems allow fraudulent applications, “ghost” beneficiaries, and payments to
deceased people to go undetected. For example, payments continue even when deaths are only
reported after extraction dates. EWN+3TimesLIVE+3News24+3
Second, database and identity mismatches — multiple beneficiary management systems (e.g.
Socpen and BRM) that are not fully synchronised, manual registers, delays in updating Home
Affairs death records — all contribute to opportunities for abuse. News24+2The South African+2
Third, insufficient oversight and consequence management: many suspected cases are not
acted upon decisively; disciplinary or criminal sanctions are relatively rare compared to the
number of alleged corrupt incidents. Parliament of South Africa+3Democratic Alliance+3Athlone
News+3
Fourth, collusion and organised fraud: some corrupt schemes involve SASSA employees,
external agents, or syndicates that exploit loopholes in the system. TimesLIVE+2Parliament of
South Africa+2
Fifth, technological and institutional capacity gaps — weak data tools, delayed or partial
implementation of biometric verification, reliance on manual systems in certain offices — makes
detection harder. Parliament of South Africa+2allafrica.com+2
