Postbank to resume black card rollout in April
About 600,000 remaining SASSA gold cardholders will be called to swap to Postbank’s black cards in order to continue... Read more
28 Mar
SASSA extends Postbank’s contract by three months
About three million SASSA grant beneficiaries receive their grants through Postbank. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Marecia Damons SASSA... Read more
2 Oct, 2025
Court battle over the end of Postbank’s agreement with SASSA
The contract between SASSA and Postbank is to be terminated this month. But Postbank has approached the court to... Read more
25 Sep, 2025
Sassa and Postbank part ways — who gets paid?
Cape Town – Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe has raised concerns that the termination of the contract between the... Read more
4 Sep, 2025
Postbank assures SASSA recipients they can still exchange their cards after deadline
Cape Town — Postbank has assured all social grant beneficiaries that it would still exchange the SASSA Gold Cards... Read more
1 Mar, 2025
Minister Tolashe concerned over Postbank’s slow pace in making SASSA card switch
Cape Town — Despite the extension for beneficiaries to switch from the SASSA Gold Card to the Postbank Black... Read more
26 Feb, 2025
Chaotic switch to Black Card: What Postbank says it’s doing to fix the problems
Postbank is trying to switch millions of social grant beneficiaries to a new card. But the speed of the... Read more
19 Feb, 2025
‘Gold-to-black card deadline not enough’ – DA blames SASSA for poor planning
Cape Town — The Democratic Alliance (DA) has said the extension of the deadline for SASSA beneficiaries to move... Read more
15 Feb, 2025
Deadline to replace SASSA Gold Cards extended to 20 March
The deadline to replace the SASSA/Postbank Gold Card has just been extended to 20 March. Archive photo supplied by... Read more
14 Feb, 2025
Beneficiaries urged to switch from SASSA Gold Card to Postbank Black Card
Cape Town — The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and Postbank announced that all beneficiaries need to switch... Read more
7 Feb, 2025
