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Grant recipients frustrated with long lines as D-day arrives for Sassa gold cards

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News24 visited a Postbank site at Shoprite Adderley Street in Cape Town. Hundreds of recipients were waiting in line to access the state-owned bank's new black card.

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Grant recipients frustrated with long lines as D-day arrives for Sassa gold cards

News24 visited a Postbank site at Shoprite Adderley Street in Cape Town. Hundreds of recipients were waiting in line to access the state-owned bank's new black card.

13 days ago·South Africa

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Sassa beneficiaries rush to beat the last-day deadline for new cards

Social grants beneficiaries queued on long lines at suggested retail stores on Thursday to ensure they obtain new Postbank black cards as the Sassa gold cards are set to stop working after midnight on Thursday.

13 days ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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Beyond the Gold Card: SASSA confirms March 2025 SRD grant payments on track - Consumer

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reassured beneficiaries that the expiry of the SASSA Gold Card on Thursday, March 20, 2025, will not disrupt social grant payments. Despite concerns, SASSA and Postbank have emphasised that grant recipients will continue receiving their payments through alternative methods while migrating to the new Postbank black cards. March 2025 SASSA SRD payment dates confirmed SASSA has officially announc…

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Pensioners struggle to switch Sassa cards

By Doreen Mokgolo Pensioners are frustrated as they struggle to switch from Sassa gold cards to Postbank black cards before the deadline. Many are waiting in long queues without shelter, food, or enough staff to assist them. As the Sassa gold cards expire at midnight, many pensioners who haven’t switched to the new Postbank black cards are frustrated and worried they won’t get their grants. Long queues snake outside service centres, with elder…

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SASSA Gold Cards obsolete: Options available to beneficiaries

The SASSA Gold Card expiration date has arrived, but the Western Cape MEC for Social Development Jaco Londt has urged grant beneficiaries not to panic. There are still options available to make the switch. The Gold Cards will become obsolete from today, 20 March. Beneficiaries’ money is secured, but they will not be able to withdraw money or make purchases, with the old cards after today. Beneficiaries are advised to go to […]

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