Bulelwa Hoala

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is urging all its beneficiaries to replace their SASSA gold cards with the new Postbank black cards before Friday, 28 February 2025.
SASSA has announced that all beneficiaries who don’t get their Postbank black cards before the deadline will not be able to access their SASSA grant payment with the SASSA gold cards.
“After this deadline, Gold Cards will not function to withdraw cash from all ATMs and retailers, and they will also not be allowed for transactions such balance enquiries, printing of statements or retail purchases as they will be blocked,” SASSA said in a statement.
According to SASSA, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries are already accessing their grants using the Postbank black cards as Postbank started the card replacement process in September 2024.
“The SASSA grants payments that started in the week of 4 to 6 February 2025 will be the last payments that will be made with SASSA gold cards.”
This is how you can get your Postbank black card:
Postbank has also made it easy for beneficiaries to locate the nearest place in every province where they can collect their Postbank Black Cards. All they need to do from the comfort of their homes is to use their cellphone and:
1. Dial: *120*218*3#
2. To continue, reply by pressing number: 1; and
3. Reply with the number representing the province they live in.
SASSA and Postbank assure grant beneficiaries and the public that there will not be any interruptions in the payments of social grants.
Important notice for SASSA social grant beneficiaries
— SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) February 7, 2025
SASSA and @Postbank_ZA appeal to social grant beneficiaries to replace their SASSA Gold Cards with new Postbank Black Cards by 28 February 2025@The_DSD @nda_rsa @GovernmentZA pic.twitter.com/zhRYJ6OYPn
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