(1)Whether the contract between her department and Net1/Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Ltd for the distribution of social grants beyond 1 April 2017 has been finalised, if not, why not; if so, (a) was it finalised in line with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 and (b) what is the (i) total cost of the contract, (ii) duration of the contract and (iii) unit cost for each grant payment;
(2) are there any provisions within this contract for unforeseen or contingent ancillary costs or volumes? NW669E