Ukubheja nge-Gold Card: Kungani Abahlomuli Abahlakaniphile beSASSA Beshintsha Amabhange ngoDisemba 2025

Njengoba izinkokhelo zesibonelelo saBantu Abadala ziqala namuhla, zingakapheli uDisemba 2, 2025, kukhona inguquko ethule eyenzeka kulayini. Sihlaziya ukuthi kungani ukuthembela ku-Gold Card leSASSA sekwehle, izindleko ezifihliwe zokubhenka ‘mahhala’ kuhulumeni, nokuthi kungani ukudlulela kuma-akhawunti angabizi kakhulu ezinkampanini zangasese kungaba yisinyathelo esihlakaniphe kakhulu sezezimali osithathayo ngalesi sikhathi samaholidi.

Iqiniso Lokukhokhelwa kukaDisemba: Kungani Usuku Lwanamuhla Lubalulekile

NgoLwesibili, 2 Disemba 2025, kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika, izinkulungwane zabantu abadala bakithi ziyaqala ukulinda kuma-ATM nasezitolo. Namuhla kuqala usuku lokukhokhelwa kweSibonelelo saBantu Abadala, kuqala umjikelezo wenkokhelo kaDisemba. Kodwa ngokungafani neminyaka eyedlule, umoya kulayini ushintshile. Ngokomlando, isikhathi samaholidi siphazanyiswe amaphutha athi “isistimu ayisebenzi” kanye nokushoda kwemali emahhovisi e-Post Office. Yize iSASSA iqinisekise abahlomuli ukuthi izinhlelo zilungile, ukuhlukumezeka kwezikhathi ezidlule ze-“Black Christmas”—lapho amaphutha ashiya imindeni ilambile—kusahlala. Lokhu kwesaba kubangela ukufuduka okukhulu: abahlomuli abasafuni ukuqagela injabulo yabo yamaholidi engqalasizinda kahulumeni. Uma ufunda lokhu ulinde isaziso sakho, uyalwazi uxolo. Ingabe imali izongena? Ingabe i-ATM izokwamukela ikhadi? Lokhu kungaqiniseki kuyona kanye into eyenza i-“Gold Card” ingasakhanyi kakhulu, kunalokho abantu sebedlulela ezinhlelweni zokubhenka ezizimele neziqinile.

I-Gold Card vs. Amabhange Azimele: Ingxoxo ka-2025

Sekuyiminyaka eminingi, i-SASSA Gold Card ibithengiswa njengesixazululo esikhulu—mahhala futhi esenzelwe abampofu. Kodwa, ngo-2025, indaba isishintshile. Iqiniso lokuthi “mahhala” livame ukuza nezindleko ezifihliwe: ukungathembeki. Iyini indleko yomsebenzi wemali wamahhala uma isistimu ingasebenzi futhi kufanele ugibele itekisi ubuyele ekhaya ungenalutho? Lezo zindleko zetekisi “yimali”" oyikhokhayo ngenxa yesevisi embi.### Ukwanda Kwabanikeli Abangabizi KakhuluAbahlomuli abahlakaniphile bayabona ukuthi ukukhokha imali encane (evame ukuba phakathi kuka-R5 no-R7) emabhange afana neCapitec, iTymeBank, noma ukusebenzisa i-akhawunti yeShoprite Money Market kubathengela into engenakulinganiswa: Ukuthula Kwengqondo.* TymeBank: Ayikhokhelwa imali yanyanga zonke futhi ihlangene nezitolo zePick n Pay neBoxer eziningi, isiyintandokazi kubahlomuli abancane.* Capitec: Naphezu kwezimali ezincane, ukwethembeka kwe-app yayo kuvumela abahlomuli ukuthi bahlole ibhalansi ngaphandle kokuyoshayela i-ATM—konga imali yezokuthutha.* Shoprite Money Market: Inamandla amakhulu ngo-2025, iguqula isitolo sokudla sibe yibhange, ikuvumela ukuthi usebenzise imali yakho yesibonelelo ngokushesha ekudleni ngaphandle kwezimali zokukhipha.Umbono: I-Gold Card yawufeza umsebenzi wayo, kodwa kuleminyaka yedijithali ka-2025, ukuyibambelela ngenxa yokwethembeka ohlelweni lukahulumeni kuyingozi kwezezimali. Ukuhlukanisa lapho imali yakho ingena khona kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuvikela imali.

Ugibe Lwe-‘Mali Mboleko kaKhisimusi’: Ungathengisi uJanuwari Wakho

Lesi isixwayiso esibucayi kakhulu sikaDisemba 2025. Hamba udlule kunoma iyiphi indawo yokukhokha iSASSA namuhla, futhi uzobabona: Omashonisa (abakweletisi bemali). Bayazi ukuthi unemali namuhla, futhi bayazi ukuthi ufuna ukuyisebenzisa ezimpahleni zikaKhisimusi nasekudleni. Nalu ugibe: Bakunikeza “imali esheshayo” manje, kodwa bafuna ikhadi lakho noma i-ID njengesibambiso sikaJanuwari.### Izibalo ZosiziUma uboleka u-R500 namuhla, ungase ube nezikweletu zika-R750 noma u-R1,000 ngoJanuwari. Lokho kusho ukuthi uma kufika isigubhukane sesikole sika-“Janu-worry”, imali yakho yesibonelelo isiphelile kakade. Ngokusho kwamaqembu okulawula izimali, ukubolekisa okungekho emthethweni kuyanda ngo-40% ngoDisemba. Ungalinikezi ikhadi lakho. Akukho emthethweni ukuthi noma ubani agcine iSASSA card yakho noma i-ID yakho njengesibambiso. Uma umkweletisi eyicela, hamba ngokushesha. Kungcono ukuba nesidlo sakusihlwa sikaKhisimusi esincane kunokuphathwa yindlala ngoJanuwari.

Ukuphepha Kwezebhange: Ukuvikela iPIN Yakho Ngalesi Sikhathi Samaholidi

UDisemba 2025 uletha izixuku, futhi izixuku ziletha izigebengu. Ukukhishwa kwekhadi (‘skimming’) kanye ’nosizo’ e-ATM kuhlala kuyizindlela eziphezulu zokweba.### Imithetho Yegolide kaDisemba 2025:1. Ungavumeli umuntu ongamazi ‘akusize’. Uma uhlupheka e-ATM, ngena ngaphakathi ebhange noma ucele unogada ogqoke umfaniswano.2. Mboza iPIN yakho. Kuzwakala kulula, kodwa ekushiseni nasesiphithiphithini solayini, abantu bayakhohlwa. Amakhamera namehlo akhona yonke indawo.3. Qaphela nge-Tap and Go. Yize kulula, qiniseka ukuthi ikhadi lakho alilokothi lisuke emehlweni akho. Abathengisi abangenakwethembeka baziwa ngokushintshanisa amakhadi phakathi nomsebenzi.Uma usola ukuthi ikhadi lakho liyingozi noma lilahlekile namuhla, kufanele uthathe isinyathelo ngokushesha. Ungalindi kusasa. Vimbela ikhadi.

Kungani Amakhadi Esitolo Esengama-‘Akhawunti Ebhange’ Amasha

Umkhuba othakazelisayo ekupheleni kuka-2025 ukuguqukela ezinhlelweni zezezimali ezisekelwe ezitolo. Abathengisi abanjengoShoprite, Checkers, kanye neBoxer sebevele sebeyizikhungo zamabhange zabampofu.Kungani lokhu kwenzeka? *Ukuphepha kanye Nokuba Lula.Esikhundleni sokukhipha imali e-ATM (ingozi enkulu yokuphangwa) bese uhamba uye esitolo, abahlomuli bakhokhelwa izibonelelo zabo ngqo kuma-akhawunti esitolo noma bakhipha lapho bekhokha khona. Inzuzo: Azikho izimali zokukhipha kubathengisi abaningi. Inzuzo: Ukufinyelela okusheshayo kuma-specials nokonga. Inzuzo: Usuvele ungaphakathi endaweni ephephile nonogada.Uma usakhipha imali e-ATM esesizungu ngo-2025, uzifaka engozini engadingekile. Ukusebenzisa inethiwekhi yomthengisi kuyindlela ehlakaniphe kakhulu yokuphepha ngokomzimba nangokwezezimali.

Hlola Izinsuku Zakho Zokukhokhelwa: Ungachithi Imali Yezokuthutha

Akukho okuchitha imali eningi njengokuhamba uye endaweni yokukhokha ngosuku olungalungile. Njengoba izindleko zokuthutha zikhuphuka ngo-2025, uhambo ngalunye lubalulekile.### Ukuphinda Kafushane kukaDisemba 2025:* Abantu Abadala (Older Persons): ULwesibili, 2 Disemba 2025 (Namuhla)* Izibonelelo Zokukhubazeka (Disability Grants): ULwesithathu, 3 Disemba 2025* Izibonelelo Zezingane (Children’s Grants): ULwesine, 4 Disemba 2025Uma wamukela isibonelelo se-SRD R370 (ngaphambili u-R350), khumbula ukuthi lezi zinkokhelo zivame ukwenzeka sekuhamba inyanga, phakathi kuka-20 no-24. Ungalindi kulayini kuleli sonto uma ungumamukeli we-SRD—uzojikiswa. Hlala uqinisekisa usuku lwakho lokukhokhelwa ngaphambi kokushiya ikhaya.

Indlela Yokushintsha Imininingwane Yakho Yasebhange ngo-2026

Sekwephuze kakhulu ukushintsha imininingwane yakho yasebhange ngenkokhelo kaDisemba—lawo mafayela aseqedile ukucutshungulwa. Kodwa-ke, uma ubhekana nezinkinga namuhla noma kusasa, kufanele wenze ushintsho ngokushesha ngoJanuwari 2026.### Inqubo Yabamukeli be-SRD:1. Ngena kuwebhusayithi ye-SRD.2. Skrolela ku-“Banking Details” (Imininingwane Yasebhange).3. Khetha i-“Personal Bank Account” (Akhawunti Yasebhange Yakho) (gwema i-“Cash Send” uma kungenzeka, njengoba inezimali eziphakeme kanye nezingozi zokuphelelwa yisikhathi).4. Faka imininingwane ye-akhawunti yakho entsha (iCapitec, iTyme, njll.).5. Linda ukuqinisekiswa.### Kwezibonelelo Eziqhubekayo (Abadala, Abakhubazekile, Izingane):Ngokuvamile kufanele uvakashele ihhovisi leSASSA noma ulande ifomu le-mandate kuwebhusayithi yeSASSA. Ligcwalise futhi ulishayise isitembu ebhange lakho elisha. Le nqubo “ye-manual” iyinkinga, kodwa ukuyenza ngoJanuwari kuvimbela unyaka wokukhungatheka. Ngaphambi kokwenza noma yiziphi izinguquko, hlala uqinisekisa ukuthi isimo sakho samanje sesibonelelo siyasebenza.

Isiphetho: Lawula Imali Yakho

Indaba kaDisemba 2025 icacile: Ukuncika kuyingozi. Ukuthembela kuphela enqoleni yokubhenka kahulumeni kukwenza ube sengozini yokuhluleka kwesistimu. Ukuthembela kubomashonisa kukwenza ube sengozini yobumpofu. Lawula. Phatha isibonelelo sakho njengeholo. Khetha ibhange elikuhloniphayo njengekhasimende, vikela ikhadi lakho, futhi wenqabe ukulingeka kwesikweletu esilula. U-Januwari wakho uzokubonga. Hlala uphephile kulayini namuhla, futhi kwangathi isikhathi sakho samaholidi singaba siphephile kwezezimali.

FAQs

Ngingakwazi yini ukushintsha imininingwane yami yasebhange manje ngenkokhelo kaDisemba 2025?

Cha, kungenzeka sekwephuze kakhulu ngoDisemba. I-SASSA ivame ukuvala ifayela lokukhokha cishe ngo-15-20 enyangeni edlule. Noma yiziphi izinguquko ezenziwe manje zizosebenza kuphela enkokhelweni yakho kaJanuwari 2026.

Iyiphi ibhange elishibhe kakhulu kubahlomuli beSASSA ngo-2025?

I-TymeBank kanye nama-akhawunti e-Shoprite Money Market ngokuvamile anikeza izimali eziphansi kakhulu (ngokuvamile awekho amaholo anyanga zonke). ICapitec inikeza inketho engabizi kakhulu ngokwethembeka okuphezulu. Qhathanisa izimali zokukhipha ngaphambi kokushintsha.

Kufanele ngenzeni uma i-SASSA Gold Card yami iphelelwa yisikhathi ngoDisemba 2025?

I-Postbank yake yanweba ukusebenza kwamakhadi egolide. Nokho, ukuze uphephile, hlola izimemezelo ezisemthethweni ze-Postbank noma uvakashele igatsha. Isixazululo esingcono kakhulu sesikhathi eside ukushintshela ku-akhawunti yasebhange yakho ukuze ugweme izinkinga zokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwekhadi.

Ngabe kusemthethweni yini ukuthi umkweletisi wemali agcine iSASSA card yami?

Cha! Akukho emthethweni ngaphansi kwe-National Credit Act. Ungalokothi unikeze umashonisa ikhadi lakho leSASSA noma i-ID. Uma belifuna, babikele amaphoyisa noma i-National Credit Regulator ngokushesha.

Kungani ngingasamukelanga isibonelelo sami ngoDisemba 2, 2025?

Uma ungumhlomuli waBantu Abadala futhi imali ingakangeni, kungaba ukubambezeleka kwesistimu noma ukubambezeleka kokucubungula kwehhovisi lebhange. Linda amahora angu-24. Uma ingakabonakali, hlola isimo sakho noma shayela iSASSA mahhala ku-0800 60 10 11.

Ngiyihlola kanjani i-bhalansi yeSASSA ngisebenzisa i-USSD?

Nge-SASSA Gold Card, ungashayela u-1203210#. Uma usebenzisa i-akhawunti yasebhange yakho, kufanele usebenzise ikhodi ye-USSD yalelo bhange (isb., 1203279# yeCapitec).

Ngingakwazi yini ukusebenzisa iSASSA card yami kunoma iyiphi i-ATM?

Yebo, i-SASSA Gold Card isebenza kunoma iyiphi i-ATM esekelwa yi-VISA. Kodwa-ke, qaphela ukuthi ukusebenzisa ama-ATM amanye amabhange (njenge-Standard Bank noma i-ABSA) kungaholela ezimalini eziphakeme zokukhipha imali kunokusebenzisa i-Postbank noma izindawo zokukhokha zabathengisi.

Iyiphi indlela ephephe kakhulu yokukhipha imali yami ngoDisemba?

Indlela ephephe kakhulu ukukhipha endaweni yokukhokha yomthengisi omkhulu (Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, Boxer, Usave). Ishibhile kune-ATM, futhi kukhona onogada ngaphakathi esitolo.