1. SASSA utilises medical practitioners in the employ of the Department of Health doctors who were previously referred to as District Surgeon in all the provinces. While other provinces have changed the title, it is still being used in some provinces, but basically refers to same. There is no different arrangement for KZN. The medical practitioners conduct social assistance assessments.
2. According to our records, there are no outstanding invoices or outstanding payments for medical practitioners in any of the SASSA regions. Where such exists, it is because some medical practitioners prefer to submit their combined monthly invoices (that cover a number of months) for a bigger claim amount. On a continuous basis, SASSA encourages timely submission of invoices by doctors. All invoices that have been submitted have been processed.