CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the balance sheet says, good luck
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“The Constitutional Court ordered that CPS is liable to pay Sassa R81.3-million.”
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Wikipedia entries mention the AllPay v SASSA case but do not specifically confirm the R81.3 million ruling or CPS liability. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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— AllPay Consolidated Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Others v Chief Executive Officer of the South African Social Security Agency and Others is the name of three related decisions of the Constitution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllPay_v_CEO_of_SASSA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllPay_v_CEO_of_SASSA
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— Lesaka Technologies (formerly Net 1 UEPS Technologies) is a South-African financial technology company that is listed on the NASDAQ (Nasdaq: LSAK) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: LSK). Lesaka’s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesaka_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesaka_Technologies
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— Los Justicieros (English: The Avengers) was a Spanish anarchist militant group. Initially based in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, the group was forced to flee to Zaragoza after its plot to assa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Justicieros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Justicieros
“CPS was placed in final liquidation on 16 October 2020.”
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Wikipedia entries about J.G. Wentworth, SASSA, and Supply officer do not mention CPS's liquidation date or status. No evidence confirms the claim.
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— The J.G. Wentworth Company is an American financial services company that purchases structured settlements, annuities, and lottery payments in exchange for a lump-sum cash settlement. They also offer …
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— The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is a national agency of the South African government created in April 2005 to administer South Africa's social security system, including by distributi…
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— Supply officer was a specialisation in the British Royal Navy which was superseded by the Logistics Officer in 2004, recognising the need to align with the nomenclature and function of similar cadres …
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_officer_(Royal_Navy)
“The nationwide payment tender awarded to CPS by Sassa was formally declared constitutionally invalid (unlawful) by the Constitutional Court in 2014.”
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Wikipedia references the AllPay v SASSA case (2013) but does not explicitly confirm the tender was declared invalid in 2014. The evidence is incomplete and inconclusive.
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— AllPay Consolidated Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Others v Chief Executive Officer of the South African Social Security Agency and Others is the name of three related decisions of the Constitution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllPay_v_CEO_of_SASSA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllPay_v_CEO_of_SASSA
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— Lesaka Technologies (formerly Net 1 UEPS Technologies) is a South-African financial technology company that is listed on the NASDAQ (Nasdaq: LSAK) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: LSK). Lesaka’s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesaka_Technologies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesaka_Technologies
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— Los Justicieros (English: The Avengers) was a Spanish anarchist militant group. Initially based in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, the group was forced to flee to Zaragoza after its plot to assa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Justicieros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Justicieros
“The central issue in the court case resolved this week was whether CPS should repay profits earned under that invalid contract.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the central issue in the court case.
“The judgment found that CPS effectively acted as an organ of state performing a public function.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about CPS being an organ of state.
“In a report dated 23 May 2025, the CPS liquidator said CPS had assets of about R51 million.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the 2025 liquidator's report on CPS assets.
“The liquidator's report listed disputed assets including R52 million from a subsidiary and R358 million from Sassa.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the disputed assets listed in the liquidator's report.
“Proved claims totalled R779 million, mostly from Sassa (R633 million and R75 million).”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the R779 million claim related to liquidation.
“SARS submitted tax claims of R401 million.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about SARS and tax evasion.
“The liquidation inquiry ended in June 2023.”
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No evidence was found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about CPS's liquidation date.
“The Master lifted confidentiality on 18 October 2023.”
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“The liquidator investigated related parties but found no recovery prospects.”
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“The liquidator does not believe CPS has claims against Lesaka.”
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“Disputed B-BBEE costs, service fees, etc., total R437 million.”
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“The judgment says evidence did not prove cost-shifting from Lesaka.”
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