Ukukhokhwa kwe-SASSA kaMashi 2026 KUVALIWE: Ukuphahlazeka Kohlelo Lwezitolo Kuzwelonke Kushiya Izigidi Zibambekile. Uhlelo Lwakho Olusemqoka lwe-R390.

OKUSHISAYO FEB 2026: Ukungasebenzi kahle kwezinhlelo zokukhokha (POS) ezitolo zakwaShoprite, Pick n Pay, nezinye izitolo ezinkulu kuvimbe konke ukukhishwa kwemali ngamakhadi e-SASSA emjikelezweni wokukhokha kaMashi 2026. Lo mhlahlandlela uchaza ukuthi kungani ikhadi lakho lingasebenzi futhi unikeza uhlelo lwezinyathelo ezi-4 eziphuthumayo zokuthola isibonelelo sakho sika-R390.

OKUSHISAYO: Ukushayeka Kwezitolo Okukhulu kukaMashi 2026 Kuchaziwe

Umjikelezo wokukhokha we-SASSA kaMashi 2026 usanda kuqala, kanti kakade sesibhekene nenkinga enkulu yezobuchwepheshe. Ukuphahlazeka kwenethiwekhi yokukhokha ezitolo eNingizimu Afrika kushiye izigidi zabantu zibambekile, zingakwazi ukuthola isibonelelo sazo sika-R390. Kuyadida, kuyacasula, futhi emindenini eminingi, kuyisimo esiphuthumayo sangempela.\n\n

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\n\nInkinga kazwelonke ishaya kanzima njengoba kufika izinsuku zokukhokhwa kwe-SASSA zikaMashi 2026. Ukungasebenzi kahle kwenethiwekhi yokukhokha ezitolo kuvimbe ukulandwa kwezibonelelo cishe kuzo zonke izitolo ezinkulu. Ngihlale ngitshela abantu ukuthi bahlole ikhasi lethu le-Payment Dates ukuthola uhlelo olusemthethweni, kodwa inkinga njengamanje akulona ikhalenda lika-SASSA. Imali ikhona, kodwa izinhlelo ezisetshenziswayo ukuyithola ziphukile.\n\nImibiko ivela kulo lonke izwe. Abantu abazama ukukhipha isibonelelo sabo sika-R390 kwaShoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Boxer, noma kwaSpar bathola imiyalezo ethi ‘Transaction Failed’ noma ‘Network Offline’. I-Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) ithe lokhu kungasebenzi kuthinta cishe u-75% wayo yonke imishini yamakhadi ezitolo. Lokhu akulona nje iphutha elincane. Ukuphahlazeka okugcwele kwezinhlelo esithembele kuzo. Isikhathi sakhona sibuhlungu. Kwenzeke ngosuku lokuqala lapho izigidi zabantu bezidinga lowo R390 ukuze bathenge ukudla. Sibuka cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-8.5 abathola i-SRD, kanye nezigidi ezengeziwe zezibonelelo zezingane, manje ababambekile ngaphandle kwemali.

Kungani Ikhadi Lakho le-SASSA Lingasasebenzi (Futhi Akulona Iphutha lika-SASSA)

Kumele wazi ukuthi imali yakho ye-SASSA isikhokhiwe ngempela. I-SASSA yenze ingxenye yayo yathumela imali ku-akhawunti yakho. Inkinga ‘iyingxenye yokugcina,’ okuwumzila wedijithali phakathi komshini wekhadi wasitolo, ibhange lakho, nezinhlelo ze-SASSA. Kufana nokuba namanzi emayini kodwa umpompi osodongeni lwakho uphukile.\n\nLokhu kudidika kukhombisa ubuthaka obusabekayo endleleni izinto ezisebenza ngayo manje. Selokhu iPosi layeka ukuba yizindawo zokukhokha imali, cishe wonke umuntu wathunyelwa kuma-akhawunti asebhange noma ezitolo. Ngonyaka ka-2025, idatha yoMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi yakhombisa ukuthi u-90% wabantu wahanjiswa kulolu hlelo lwedijithali. Bekumele kuphephe kakhudlwana, kodwa kudale iphuzu elilodwa lokuhluleka. Uma inethiwekhi yezitolo ifa, konke kuyafa. Akunandaba ukuthi ubhange neCapitec, TymeBank, noma usebenzisa ikhadi le-Postbank SASSA. U-R390 wakho uhleli ku-akhawunti yakho, kodwa kukhona udonga lwedijithali olukuvimbayo ukuthi ungawuthinti.

Uhlelo Lwakho Lwezinyathelo Ezi-4 Zokusinda: Ukuthola Isibonelelo sakho sika-R390 MANJE

Ngiyazi abantu baphakathi kovalovalo, kodwa lokho ngeke kukhanyise amalambu. Nakhu ongakwenza ngempela ukuzama ukuthola imali yakho ngenkathi izitolo zisaphansi.\n\nIsinyathelo 1: Suka emishinini yokukhokha yezitolo bese uthola i-ATM yebhange. Lokhu kungasebenzi kuthinta kakhulu imishini engaphakathi ezitolo. Ama-ATM amabhange ajwayele ukusebenza ngenethiwekhi ehlukile neneandla. Uma unekhadi le-SASSA lasePostbank noma elinye ibhange, thola i-ATM efana ne-Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank, noma iCapitec. Zama ukukhipha khona. Ulayini uzoba mude, ngakho fika ekuseni kakhulu.\n\nIsinyathelo 2: Sebenzisa isevisi yebhange lakho yokukhipha imali ngaphandle kwekhadi (cardless). Leli ithuluzi elingcono kakhulu onalo njengamanje. Uma isibonelelo sakho singena ku-akhawunti yasebhange ene-app, sebenzisa izinketho ze-‘Cardless Withdrawal’, ‘CashSend’, noma ’eWallet’. Uthola ikhodi ocingweni lwakho, bese uyifaka ku-ATM. Awulidingi ngisho ikhadi lakho. Lokhu kusebenza ngoba kweqa inethiwekhi yezitolo ngokuphelele. Cishe u-15% kuphela wabamukeli be-SRD abasebenzisa lokhu, kodwa namuhla kusindisa ukuphila.\n\nIsinyathelo 3: Yeka ukuzama ukuthola i-‘cashback’ noma ukusebenzisa ama-akhawunti ezitolo. Ungathengi ulova wesinkwa nje ngenhloso yokuzama ukuthola imali (cash back). Uma uhlelo lungakwazi ukwenza ukuthengisa, ngeke lukwazi nokukhipha imali. Amakhadi esikweletu ezitolo nawo kungenzeka angasebenzi ngoba asebenzisa zona lezo zinhlelo eziphukile.\n\nIsinyathelo 4: Cela usizo emphakathini wakho. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bahlezi besinda ’ngobuntu’. Khuluma nomakhelwane, umndeni, noma isitokvel sakho. Kungase kudingeke nihlanganise izinsiza izinsuku ezimbalwa kuze kube yilapho lokhu kulungiseka. Akusona isisombululo esihle, kodwa yindlela esidlula ngayo kulezi zinto.

Impendulo Esemthethweni: Okushiwo i-SASSA Nezinhlangano Zezitolo

Izwi elisemthethweni belihamba kancane kakhulu, futhi lokho kuthula kwenza ukudideka kube kubi kakhulu. Isitatimende esivela kukhulumela i-SASSA besilokhu sijikeleza ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Bathi bayazi ngenkinga esezitolo futhi baqinisekisa ukuthi izibonelelo zikaMashi 2026 zathunyelwa. Basola ‘umhlinzeki wokukhokha wenkampani yangaphandle’ (third-party payment provider) futhi bathi bakhuluma nabo ngokushesha.\n\nI-Retailers Association of South Africa (RASA) yona icacise kakhudlwana. Bavumile ukuthi amalungu abo abhekene nokuphahlazeka kohlelo kuzwelonke futhi abakabi naso isikhathi sokuthi lokhu kuzolungiswa nini. Kusukela mhla zingama-23 kuNhlolanja 2026, sisalinde emnyameni.

Ingabe Lokhu Sekuzoba Yinto Ejwayelekile? Ukuxega Kwengqalasizinda Kubeka Isibonelelo Sakho Engozini

Le nkinga ingolunye uphawu lokuthi izinhlelo zethu zixega kanjani. Ngikubona lokhu njengenguqulo yedijithali ye-load shedding. Sichithe iminyaka sikhathazekile ngenethiwekhi kagesi. Saphinde sakhathazeka ngamanzi. Manje, kufanele sikhathazeke uma ‘ompompi’ bedijithali bezovuleka lapho sidinga imali yethu. UDkt. Anele Mthethwa, uchwepheshe wezinqubomgomo zomphakathi, uveze ukuthi ukuyisa wonke umuntu kudijithali kuyinkemba esika nhlangothi zombili. Kunciphise ukukhwabanisa, kodwa kusenze sathembela ezinhlelweni ezingase zinyamalale nje. Iphutha elilodwa lobuchwepheshe manje lingasusa ukudla ematafuleni abantu abayizigidi ezingu-18. Kukhombisa ukuthi uhlelo lwezibonelelo luqine ngendlela efanayo nengxenye ebuthaka kakhulu. Namuhla, leyo ngxenye iphukile.

Ukuzivikela Ekusaseni: Kungani Ukuba Nezindlela Eziningi Zokuthola Imali Sekubalulekile

Uma kukhona okufundwe kuleli phupho elibi likaMashi 2026, wukuthi ngeke uthembele endleleni eyodwa nje yokuthola imali yakho. Izinsuku zokuhamba nje uye esitolo sendawo ulindele ukuthi kusebenze ziphelile. Udinga uhlelo lokusekela (backup plan). Okokuqala, uma usenalo ikhadi le-SASSA elidala, kufanele uvule i-akhawunti yasebhange ebiza kancane bese uthumela isibonelelo sakho lapho. Kukunika izindlela eziningi zokuthola imali yakho, ikakhulukazi ngezinhlelo zokusebenza (apps). Okwesibili, funda ukusebenzisa lezo zinhlelo zokukhipha imali ngaphandle kwekhadi manje, hhayi lapho uhlelo seluphansi. Ya ebhange ucele ukuthi bakukhombise. Inhlolovo ka-2025 yakhombisa ukuthi abantu abaningi abakwazi ukusebenzisa lawa mathuluzi edijithali. Ukufunda lokhu manje sekumayelana nokuphila. Ukuthembela emshinini wokukhokha wasitolo kuphela kuwukugembula, kanti namuhla, izigidi zabantu zilahlekelwe yilelo gembula.

FAQs

Ingabe isibonelelo sami se-SASSA sikaMashi 2026 siwesuliwe ngenxa yokuphahlazeka kohlelo?

Cha, isibonelelo sakho asiwesuliwe. I-SASSA iqinisekise ukuthi yonke imali kaMashi 2026 yakhokhwa kuma-akhawunti. Inkinga wukungasebenzi kobuchwepheshe emishinini yezitolo kuphela. U-R390 wakho uphephile futhi usekhona ku-akhawunti yakho.

Yiziphi izitolo ezithintekayo kulokhu kuhluleka kohlelo lokukhokha?

Kuwukuphahlazeka kwenethiwekhi kazwelonke. Kuthinta cishe wonke amagama amakhulu afana noShoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Boxer, Spar, noUsave. Kufanele uthathe ngokuthi asikho isitolo esingakunika imali kuze kube yilapho lokhu kulungiswa.

Ingabe i-SASSA izokhokha kabili ngo-Ephreli 2026 ukuze kuxwaywe lokhu?

Cishe ngeke. I-SASSA ithatha ngokuthi inkokhelo ‘yenziwe’ ngoba imali yaphuma ohlelweni lwabo. Lokhu kubhekwa njengenkinga yasebhange noma yenethiwekhi, hhayi ukuhluleka kuka-SASSA. Imali yakho kaMashi izohlala ku-akhawunti yakho uze ukwazi ukuyikhipha.

Uma ngingakwazi ukukhipha imali, ngingaqhubeka nokusebenzisa ikhadi lami le-SASSA ukuthenga ukudla?

Cha. Uhlelo oluphukile yilo kanye olusetshenziswayo ukuswayipha nokuthinta (swipe and tap). Uma umshini ungekho emoyeni (offline), ngeke ukwazi ukukudayisela ukudla futhi ngeke ukwazi ukukunika imali.

Kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi izinhlelo zokukhokha zibuye?

Kusukela mhla zingama-23 kuNhlolanja 2026, akekho onikeze isikhathi esiqondile. Bavele bathi bayasebenza kuyo. Kufanele mhlawumbe uzilungiselele ukuthi lokhu kuhlale amanye amahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48.

Ingabe le nkinga ithinta nezibonelelo zabadala nezabakhubazekile?

Yebo. Akunandaba ukuthi isibonelelo se-SRD sika-R390 noma i-Older Persons Grant. Uma usebenzisa ikhadi le-SASSA noma ikhadi lasebhange emshinini wokukhokha wasitolo, uzohlangabezana nenkinga.