The agreement, which governs how millions of grants are paid, was supposed to lapse on 30 September
News | 2 October 2025
Postbank “created its own urgency” by waiting until September to bring the application, the Gauteng High Court ruled. It has known since 2024 that the contract would be terminated this month.
News | 29 September 2025
Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries
News | 25 September 2025
About R140‑million was paid to deceased beneficiaries over three years
News | 11 September 2025
About 450,000 people still need to switch to Postbank’s Black Card
News | 3 September 2025
The service agreement between SASSA and Postbank ends on 30 September
News | 28 August 2025
SASSA’s system allows insurance companies to make deductions from social grants
By Thembi Siaga and Marecia Damons
News | 28 August 2025
The plan is to curb fraud and speed up processes
Brief | 27 August 2025
Steps taken to improve service as the agency ramps up its review on beneficiaries suspected of having undisclosed incomes
News | 14 July 2025
Silas Ani was last seen unconscious during a “drug raid” by police and Sizok’thola presenter Xolani Khumalo in April
News | 3 July 2025
The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs
News | 26 June 2025
Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions
News | 19 June 2025
Activists say they get dozens of complaints weekly about the online verification process
News | 12 June 2025
Why Postbank made everyone change to a Black card, and then suddenly did a U-turn
News | 7 June 2025
Meanwhile the Department of Social Development will ask for another extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant, MPs told
News | 5 June 2025