I-Sassa ithi ukubuyekezwa kwayo kwezibonelelo kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-eLife kuhloselwe ukuvimba ukukhwabanisa, hhayi ukukhipha abazuzi abafanelekile, ngemuva kokuthi uMcwaningi-Jikelele eveze izigidi ngezinkokhelo ezingafanele.

I-Sassa ithi ukubuyekezwa kanye nesitifiketi se-eLife akuhloselwe ukuqeda izibonelelo ngokungafanele, kodwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abazuzi bayaphila futhi bayafaneleka.

Abazuzi kumele batshele i-Sassa ngemali yabo engenayo, umsebenzi, isimo somshado, imininingwane yasebhange noma izimo zasekhaya zishintsha.

I-South African Social Security Agency (i-Sassa) ithi ukubuyekezwa kwayo kwezibonelelo kanye nokuhlolwa kwesitifiketi se-eLife kuhloselwe ukuvimba ukukhwabanisa kanye nezibonelelo ezikhokhwe ngendlela engafanele, hhayi ukuqeda abantu abanelungelo lazo.

Le nhlangano isho kanjalo esitatimendeni sabezindaba ngoLwesihlanu ngomhlaka-9 kuMfumfu, ngemuva kokuthi uMcwaningi-Jikelele eveze izigidi zamaRandi ngezinkokhelo zezibonelelo ezingafanele.

UMcwaningi-Jikelele uthole ukuthi i-Sassa ikhokhele izibonelelo zika-R211.6 million ngo-2025/26 kubazuzi asebeshonile, futhi yaveza ezinye izinkokhelo kubantu abangazange baqinisekiswe ukufaneleka kwabo.

I-Sassa ithe lezi zinkinga ziphakanyiswe phambi kweKomidi Lezentuthuko Yezenhlalo lePhalamende ngoLwesithathu ngomhlaka-7 kuMfumfu.

Le nhlangano ithe iyakwamukela ukuhlolwa kwendlela imali yomphakathi ephathwa ngayo. I-Sassa ithe usizo lwezenhlalo luyisibopho somthethosisekelo futhi luyindlela yokuphepha yezigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika abasengozini, nokuthi uhlelo kumele futhi luvikelwe ekukhwabaniseni, ekuxhashazweni, emaphutheni, ekuqanjweni kabi nasekukhokheleni abantu abangasafaneleki.

“I-SASSA iyazi ukuthi ukubuyekezwa kwayo okuqinile kwezibonelelo zomphakathi kanye nezinyathelo zokuqinisekisa i-eLife kudonsele ukugxekwa kwezinye izingxenye zomphakathi kanye namaqembu anentshisekelo.

Kuphakanyiswe ukukhathazeka ngokuthi lokhu kungenelela kuhloselwe ukukhipha abazuzi abasemthethweni ohlelweni losizo lwezenhlalo okuyinto engalungile nhlobo,” kusho isitatimende.

Le nhlangano ithe isibonelelo sezenhlalo akuyona ilungelo elingenamibandela eliqhubeka nanoma yini eyenzeka ezimweni zomzuzi.

Abazuzi kumele batshele i-Sassa ukuthi into engathinta ukufaneleka kwabo iyashintsha nini.

Lokho kufaka phakathi imali engenayo, umsebenzi, isimo somshado, imininingwane yasebhange kanye nokuthi bahlala kuphi.

Ukubuyekezwa kuhlola ukuthi abazuzi basafaneleka yini. I-Sassa ithe uhlelo alukwazi ukuvikelwa ngokugwema ukubuyekezwa ngoba kungase kube okungakhululekile noma okungaphazamisi.

Isitifiketi se-eLife sihlola ukuthi abazuzi basaphila futhi bangabamukeli bangempela besibonelelo.

I-ejensi ithe kumele iqinisekise ukuthi imali ayikhokhi lapho umzuzi eshonile, lapho kungaqiniseki ukuthi umzuzi usekhona yini, noma lapho omunye umuntu engase afinyelele khona ngokungemthetho isibonelelo. I-Sassa ithe ukubuyekezwa kanye nesitifiketi "akuklanyelwe ukuqeda izibonelelo ngokungemthetho".

I-ejensi ithe abantu abanelungelo ngokusemthethweni lesibonelelo akufanele besabe inqubo eyenzelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bahlala befanelekile".

I-Sassa iphinde ibhalise imininingwane ye-biometric yabazuzi ukuqinisekisa ubunikazi babo nokwenza izinkokhelo zesibonelelo ziphephe kakhudlwana.

I-ejensi ithe lokhu kunciphisa amathuba okuzenza ongeyena kanye nokukhwabanisa, nokuthi ayikwazi ukuthembela olwazini oludala unomphela, ngoba izinhlelo, ubunikazi, izimo zomuntu kanye namalungiselelo okukhokha ziyashintsha.