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🚨 URGENT: SASSA Gold Cards will stop working soon – get your new Postbank Black Card now! 🚨
📅 Deadline: 20 March 2025
Time is running out! If you rely on a SASSA Gold Card to receive your grant, you must switch to the new Postbank Black Card before 20 March 2025 – or you will have trouble with your transactions after the deadline.
All SASSA Gold Cards will be deactivated on 20 March 2025, regardless of the expiry date printed on them.
✅ How to Get Your Free Postbank Black Card:
Visit your nearest Checkers, Shoprite, Pick ‘n Pay, Usave, or Boxer and collect your card hassle-free.
You only need:
✔️ Your valid South African ID (or temporary ID).
✔️No extra paperwork.
💳 No waiting period!
✔️ Instant activation – You can use the Black Card immediately!
✔️ It works at ATMs, stores, and anywhere that accepts bank cards.
✔️ Enjoy FREE benefits:
- 1 Free card replacement per year.
- 3 Free withdrawals in stores per month.
- 1 Free monthly statement over the counter.
📍 Find the Nearest Collection Point:
Dial 📲*120*355#, then:
1. Reply 1 to continue
2. Reply with the number for your province
Don’t wait until it’s too late! Switch today and avoid payment issues.
For help, call Postbank: 0800 53 54 55 or SASSA: 0800 60 10 11.
📢 Spread the word – tell family and friends to switch NOW!
The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries to swap their SASSA Gold Card for the Postbank Black Card has been extended from 28 February to 20 March 2025.
This was announced on Friday by the Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, and Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe, in a joint press release.
“We have listened to the deep concerns and frustrations of our social grant beneficiaries and we trust that this extension will provide much-needed time for grant recipients.
“We strongly encourage our beneficiaries to make sure that they change to the Postbank Black Card as soon as they can, and well ahead of the 20 March 2025 deadline,” the Ministers said.
They emphasized that grant payments will continue as per usual, even after the 20th of March deadline.
If beneficiaries have not exchanged their cards by then, their grants will still be paid, but they will need to visit their nearest Post Office branch to access their funds.
To make sure that beneficiaries are assisted in swapping their cards as efficiently as possible, the two departments and entities are working together to add more human capacity and are working with retailers to increase the number of sites across the country.
Mobile offices will also be dispatched to rural areas to ensure as many people are assisted as possible.
“We will monitor the process closely and will receive daily updates as to how the process is going so that we are able to respond quickly to any further issues that may arise.
“Furthermore, the 20th of March deadline marks the date when the SASSA Gold Cards will stop working, not the last day to apply for the new card. After the 20th of March, beneficiaries will still be able to apply for and receive their Postbank Black Cards,” the Ministers said.
The two departments are also working with community leaders and local authorities to share clear information and offer assistance where needed.
“Making sure that beneficiaries are able to swap their old gold SASSA cards as easily as possible is our priority and we will update the public regularly,” the statement read.
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The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries to swap their SASSA Gold Card for the Postbank Black Card has been extended from 28 February to 20 March 2025.
This was announced on Friday by the Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, and Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe, in a joint press release.
“We have listened to the deep concerns and frustrations from our social grant beneficiaries and we trust that this extension will provide much-needed time for grant recipients.
“We strongly encourage our beneficiaries to make sure that they change to the Postbank Black Card as soon as they can, and well ahead of the 20 March 2025 deadline,” the Ministers said.
They emphasized that grant payments will continue as per usual, even after the 20th of March deadline.
If beneficiaries have not exchanged their cards by then, their grants will still be paid, but they will need to visit their nearest Post Office branch to access their funds.
To make sure that beneficiaries are assisted in swapping their cards as efficiently as possible, the two departments and entities are working together to add more human capacity and are working with retailers to increase the number of sites across the country.
Mobile offices will also be dispatched to rural areas to ensure as many people are assisted as possible.
“We will monitor the process closely and will receive daily updates as to how the process is going so that we are able to respond quickly to any further issues that may arise.
“Furthermore, the 20th of March deadline marks the date when the SASSA Gold Cards will stop working, not the last day to apply for the new card. After the 20th of March, beneficiaries will still be able to apply for and receive their Postbank Black Cards,” the Ministers said.
The two departments are also working with community leaders and local authorities to share clear information and offer assistance where needed.
“Making sure that beneficiaries are able to swop their old gold SASSA cards as easily as possible is our priority and we will update the public regularly,” the statement read.