Righting the Controversies of the South African Social Security Agency through Functionaries on the Subject of Disability Grant Disbursement Violations

Abstract

This quantitative article addresses ethical dilemma issues on the mechanisms used to disburse social disability grants by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). It is founded on philosophies of social justice including equity which all infers from the underlying assumptions in social life that keep people from being fully and truly understanding of how the disability grant world works. These are premised in concepts of Critical Theory along with the Theories of Change, and they are all meant to help SASSA to identify the solutions to effectively address the causes of problems that hinders progress, and to guide this agency decisions on which approaches should be taken to address challenges which arise when disability grants are disbursed. Both the moral and economic arguments associated with the operations and disability grant strategic policy issues of SASSA are extensively and passionately contended for. The article further reflects on, and in some instances, provides disclaims using three criticisms of the disability grant disbursement arguments: that disability grant inefficiencies are more than just a lack of adequate policy knowledge; and that disability grantees rights are not totally disregarded by SASSA; in addition to, refuting the allegations of the disability frauds that are lamented by the media. To some degree, the article understands the disability grant disbursement issues to other unique strategic administrative issues than what is before the public. It encapsulates particular arguments ranging over different perspectives by operational and strategic officials of SASSA in previously mentioned three respects. It once more assesses the worth of the objections to disability grant disbursement appropriate to challenges of disability grant frauds and inefficient practices. It is concluded that disability grant disbursement issues hinge more on uncoordinated policy movements than just fraud and the need for South African government to consider other issues such as vacant positions, the removal of non-functional operations such as the rotation of regional managers. Solutions includes the availability of resources and, perhaps, even borrowing some of the disbursement methods used in highly industrialized nations to curb frauds and inefficiencies experienced at SASSA.