Big change for social grants in South Africa this month

• The deadline for South African social grant beneficiaries to replace their old SASSA gold cards with new Postbank black cards is 31 August.
• About 280,000 individuals still need to switch to avoid potential payment disruptions, while over 1.5 million beneficiaries have already transitioned.
• Postbank urges beneficiaries to visit distribution sites as soon as possible to avoid last-minute congestion and long queues, and has established 39 replacement sites across the province through partnerships with major retailers.