
Slow progress in migrating grant beneficiaries from Sassa gold to Postbank black cards
With three days before the cut-off date, 1.5-million grant beneficiaries still need to replace their Sassa cards.
With three days before the cut-off date, 1.5-million grant beneficiaries still need to replace their Sassa cards.
A new Sassa card means more long queues and frustration for grant beneficiaries.
Social grant recipients in Khayelitsha would much prefer having Sassa in its old premises with the Department of Social Development as it is closer to public transport and much safer, the protesters argued.