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SASSA grant recipients advised to collect money at retailers and ATMS due to system glitches at Post Office outlets today

SASSA social grants recipients using the SASSA gold cards are advised to collect their monies at retailers and ATMs, as over the counter withdrawals at Post Office outlets are affected by systems glitches. Withdrawals of social grants can…

The Post Office has introduced a system for grant beneficiaries to avoid long queues and ensure social distancing. File photo.Image: Esa Alexander/Sunday Times

New system will stop long queues for R350 grant beneficiaries, insists Post Office

Long queues, overcrowding and excessive waiting times will no longer be a reality for the beneficiaries of the R350 social relief of distress grants – or so says the Post Office. The Post Office announced on Wednesday it has introduced a…

People wait outside a post office in Durban. Most of them are there to check the status of their special Covid-19 grants, which provide R350 per monthPicture: GroundUp/Nokulunga Majola

Post offices ‘overwhelmed’ with Covid-19 grant recipients

More than 1.3 million people have been approved for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). This, however, has resulted in snaking queues…

The Post Office has been hit by the resignation of another senior executive.Image: Gallo Images/Foto24/Felix Dlangamandla

‘Your grants are safe,’ says Post Office despite financial woes

The SA Post Office has assured Sassa grant beneficiaries that their payments will not be affected. This after the Post Office’s dire financial situation was laid bare in court. In a statement on Saturday, the Post Office said that…

Just four state-owned companies, including the SABC, are asking for an extra R10bn to make up for losses caused by Covid-19, the National Treasury told parliament on Tuesday.Image: VELI NHLAPO

Taxpayers will have to fork out billions for Covid-19, SOEs tell parliament

State entities, including the SABC, Denel, Airports Company SA (Acsa) and the Post Office, have requested billions of rand in funding from the taxpayer to help them weather the coronavirus storm, says the National Treasury. In a…

Uyinene Mrwetyana suspect signed declaration stating he did not have criminal record: Post Office

The SA Post Office says the man charged with killing Uyinene Mrwetyana lied to them that he did not have any past criminal record. In a statement sent to the Sunday Times in response to questions‚ the Post Office said their preliminary…

Robbers steal pension money from Post Office

Robbers made off with pension money at the Post Office in Kenton-on-Sea this morning, leaving a postal clerk tied up in a back room. Kenton resident Gail Whitnall was a witness who called Talk of the Town with the information she had, not…

Strike has resulted in national shutdown at SA Post Office – CWU

Wage negotiations are continuing between the SA Post Office and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) whose members downed tools on Monday. CWU general secretary Aubrey Tshabalala said the strike by CWU and other unions had caused a…