Pensioners now being paid, after system 'stabilises' - SASSA
5 July 2018
The South African Social Security Agency says its payment system has stabilised and that beneficiaries had been receiving their money from Tuesday.
Spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said the agency would get an update on Thursday from all provinces on how many beneficiaries were still awaiting payment.
"The system has, however, stabilised and pensioners are receiving their payments for the past two days. We are monitoring the system every one hour and an instruction has been given to our regional [office] that, in case there is a further crisis, an intervention should take place immediately."
Almost 700 000 SASSA beneficiaries did not get their grants earlier this week because of issues with electronic payment. In a statement issued on Tuesday, SASSA acting CEO Abraham Mahlangu explained what was causing the delay in payments.