Postbank has asked South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal to collect their money at retailers and ATMs from Tuesday morning.
Black Sash in KZN is not happy that SASSA grant beneficiaries will have to go to retailers and ATMs in order to access their money during the October payment cycle.
The resignation letters of Postbank s chair and several board members were made public on Thursday amid allegations of an unlawful R140 million contract and a system failure that delayed the payment of Sassa grants to approximately 600,000 beneficiaries.
The management of Postbank cannot guarantee social grant beneficiaries will not experience delayed payments again after the entity “upgraded” its payment system, only for 600,000 beneficiaries to spend days waiting for their payments.
Social grant beneficiaries represent some of the most vulnerable members of our society; the elderly, those with disabilities and children, to name a few. For millions, the monthly payments are essential to their survival.