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SASSA beneficiaries have until May 2025 to switch to black cards
SASSA beneficiaries have until May 2025 to switch to black cards! Postbank has announced a critical extension for South African…
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Postbank reports progress on SASSA card migration
Postbank has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing migration of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold card holders to its…
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Sassa grant beneficiaries no longer able to use gold card
Sassa grant beneficiaries will no longer be able to use the gold card to access their grants. Thursday marked the…
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Postbank nears one million issued SASSA black cards amid grant payment improvements
The Postbank has made significant strides in transitioning South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries from the old gold…
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Postbank and SASSA address backlog of grant beneficiary card upgrades
Postbank and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) are working diligently to clear the backlog of approximately 2.4 million…
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Postbank & SASSA urged to step up efforts in assisting grant beneficiaries to update payment cards
Management at the Alberton City Shopping Centre has urged Postbank and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to increase…
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Postbank says SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid as deadline looms
Postbank says SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid as deadline looms! Postbank has reassured social grant beneficiaries that their existing…
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Postbank suffered financial losses of close to R89 million
The Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has revealed that the money that was stolen at Postbank included social…
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Postbank: All SASSA grant beneficiaries, including those with expired gold cards will be paid
Postbank has assured that it would pay all SASSA grant beneficiaries, even those with expired gold cards. Postbank said that…
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SASSA and Postbank phasing out cash grant payments at post offices & pay points
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and Postbank are phasing out the payment of grants in cash at post…
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Mashatile: Government asking commercial banking experts to fix Postbank grant issues
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said that the government had roped in commercial banking experts to resolve the recent problems experienced…
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Postbank: Sassa beneficiaries no longer need to switch banks to get paid grants
Postbank has assured South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries that they no longer needed to change to other banks…
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SASSA gold card holders to get social grants past December: Postbank
Postbank says SASSA gold card holders will continue receiving their social grants in December and beyond. The cards were set…
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Postbank reassures social grant recipients the system is ‘stable’
PostBank has assured recipients there won’t be a repeat of last month’s delays. This, after a “system glitch” left thousands…
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Postbank urges grant recipients to use ATMS as KZN post offices short of cash
Social grant distributor Postbank said that post office branches in KwaZulu-Natal had insufficient cash on hand and has urged beneficiaries…
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SAHRC to monitor October payment cycle following social grants debacle
The South African Human Rights Council will be monitoring PostBank in the next grant cycle. Recipients are readying for another…
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Postbank assures upcoming Sassa grant payments will go ahead without a glitch
Postbank has assured South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant recipients that upcoming payments will go ahead without a glitch,…
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Bill separating Postbank from post office now law
Amid the glaring shortcomings of the Postbank in recent weeks in the payment of grants, the bill that officially separates…
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Lindiwe Zulu accused of covering up Sassa-Postbank glitch
Western Cape Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez has accused her national counterpart Lindiwe Zulu of misleading the public about the…
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Government claims organizations using September grants dilemma to score political points
The national government has accused some organizations of using the latest social grant debacle to score political points. On 5…
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Some Cape Town pensioners say they’ve lost faith in Sassa after payment glitches
The message from pensioners who have been affected by Postbank’s payment glitches is clear they have lost complete faith in…
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Gungubele and former Postbank board must be held accountable: ACDP
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has called for accountability for what is happening at the Postbank. Earlier this week,…
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Paul Mashatile apologizes for social grants debacle
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has apologized to Sassa grant beneficiaries affected by a technical glitch. Thousands were unable to receive…
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Postbank to manually reverse Sassa payments after over half a million people left penniless due to technical glitch
Postbank has implemented a manual process to reverse funds to thousands of grantees after a system glitch last week left…
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Government needs to probe Postbank payment system – Black Sash on Sassa payout delays
Human rights organization Black Sash has urged the government to launch an independent investigation into the flaws of Postbank’s payment…
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MPs breathe fire over handling of grant payment glitches at Postbank
Members of Parliament are fuming over the handling of the grant payment glitches at the Postbank that have left thousands…
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Sassa reviewing Postbank’s grant payment contract in light of ongoing problems
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says it’s reviewing its contract with Postbank for the payment of grants in…
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Government to clear the air on social grant payout delays for September
Social grant beneficiaries will finally get an explanation on why their payouts were delayed in September. It’s understood a technical…
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Delay in September Sassa grant payments
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has taken to social media to inform social grant beneficiaries that Postbank is…
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Sassa extends validity of gold cards
The South African Social Security Agency has extended the validity of gold cards until the end of the year. This…
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Postbank launches cardless payments for Sassa grant recipients
Postbank has launched a new method of paying beneficiaries of the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) which does not…
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Post Office crumbling under the pressure as Sassa cards expire
Chaos ensued outside the South African Post Office branch in Athlone, Cape Town, this week. This particular post office appears…
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Calls to overhaul Sassa system
Pensioners and other state grant recipients have been experiencing problems at the South African Social Security Agency offices for years.…
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Relief grant payments delayed as Postbank plagued by technical outage
Postbank has been experiencing a massive technical outage over the past 24 hours. It’s made withdrawals of the R350 Social…
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Calls for Postbank to be reoriented into a state bank for the poor
Cosatu has called for Postbank to be reoriented into a state bank following the approval last week by the Cabinet…
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