Isixwayiso Sokukhokhwa kwe-SASSA ngo-Ephreli: Izitolo Ezinkulu Zixwayisa Ngokubambezeleka kwe-'System Upgrade' Ngaphambi kwePhasika lika-2026

OKUSHASHAYAYO ngo-Mashi 2026: Izindawo zokukhokhela i-SASSA ezinkulu njenge-Shoprite, Pick n Pay, ne-Boxer zimemezele ukuthuthukiswa kohlelo lwe-‘National Payment Gateway’ okuhlelelwe isonto lokuqala lika-Ephreli. Lokhu kungase kubangele ukubambezeleka okukhulu, ukufelwa wuHlelo, neziphithiphithi zokukhokha ngaphambi nje kwempelasonto ende yePhasika, okubeka izibonelelo ze-R390 zezigidi zama-South African engozini. Lokhu kuwumhlahlandlela wakho obalulekile wokubhekana nalesi siphithiphithi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi uyayithola imali yakho yamaholide.

Ukukhokhwa kwe-SASSA ngo-Ephreli 2026 Ngaphansi Kokusongelwa

Kukhona isiphithiphithi esiphekayo sabahlomuli bezibonelelo ze-SASSA kulo Ephreli 2026, futhi isikhathi salokhu sibi kakhulu. Njengoba imindeni ilungiselela impelasonto ende yePhasika, i-Retail Association of South Africa (RASA) ikhiphe isaziso esishaqisayo. Izitolo ezinkulu njenge-Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Boxer, ne-Spar—izindawo ezisingatha cishe u-60% wakho konke ukukhokhwa kwezibonelelo ze-SRD R390—zishintshela ohlelweni olusha lwe-‘National Payment Gateway’ phakathi nesonto lokuqala lika-Ephreli. Uma udinga ukubona izinsuku eziqondile zesibonelelo sakho, hlola ikhasi le-SASSA Payment Dates ngaphambi kokuba uphume. Ngikhathazekile kakhulu ngokuthi lesi sikhathi sikhonjiwe njengenhlekelele elindele ukwenzeka. Kungani kungakhethwa isonto elimatasa kakhulu onyakeni lokukhokha ukuze kuthunazwe uhlelo lwe-IT? Isaziso se-RASA sangomhla ka-24 kuMashi sithi kufanele silindele “ukuphazamiseka kwesikhashana kwensizakalo.” Emndenini othembele kuleyo R390 ukuthenga ukudla kwempelasonto ende, “isikhashana” akwanele. UDkt. Thandiwe Mkhize, onguchwepheshe wezezimali, ukubeke kwacaca: ukuqalisa iphrojekthi enjengale ngesikhathi esimatasa kuyisithako sokuhluleka. Ingozi yokuthi abantu basale bengenayo nopeni wamaholide iphezulu kakhulu.

Iyini i-Upgrade ye-‘National Payment Gateway’?

Le ‘National Payment Gateway’ wuhlelo olusha oluphoqelelwe yi-Payments Association of South Africa (PASA). Umqondo uwukwenza ukuthi ukukhokhelwa kuphephe kakhulu futhi kuncishiswe ukukhwabanisa okuntshontsha izigidi zamarandi minyaka yonke. Njengamanje, zonke izitolo zixhumana ne-Postbank ngendlela eyahlukene kancane, okudala izindawo eziningi ezibuthakathaka. Leli sango elisha kufanele libe ipayipi elilodwa, eliqinile layo yonke imininingwane. Kodwa naku okungikhathazayo: ukuhlolwa akuhambanga kahle kakhulu. Emuva ngoFebhuwari 2026, ukuhlolwa okuncane kubonise izinga lokuhluleka lika-15% lapho izinto ziba matasa. Manje, lolu hlelo kufanele lusingathe abantu abayizigidi ezi-5 ezinsukwini ezintathu nje kuphela. Abantu abaningi abanandaba “nokuzinza kwesikhathi eside” lapho bedinga nje ukuthenga isaka lempuphu. Kuzwakala sengathi lokhu bekufanele kwenziwe phakathi nenyanga lapho izinto zithule, hhayi ngaphambi nje kweholide leningi elikhulu.

Izingozi Zakho ezi-3 Ezinkulu: Ukufelwa wuHlelo, Ukudunwa kweMali ’nge-Phantom’, kanye Nokubambezeleka kweMali

Uma uhlela ukuya esitolo ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli 2026, udinga ukulungela lezi zinhlupheko ezintathu: 1. Ukufelwa wuHlelo Ngokuphelele: Lokhu kuyinkinga engenzeka kakhulu. Uhlelo olusha luyasindwa, bese ngokuzuma wonke umshini wokukhokha ezweni uthi “System Offline.” Ungalinda emgqeni amahora amathathu kuphela bese ukhonjwa emnyango ungaliphathanga isenti. 2. Ukudunwa kweMali ’nge-Phantom’: Lokhu yikho okungivimbela ubuthongo. Uzama ukukhipha i-R390 yakho, umshini uthi “Transaction Failed,” kodwa bese uthola i-SMS ethi imali ikhishiwe ku-akhawunti yakho. Imali ihambile, kodwa umuntu okhokhisa e-till akakwazi ukukunika ukheshe. Ukulungisa lokhu kuvame ukuthatha amaviki amaningi wamaphepha nezingcingo okungekho muntu onesikhathi sazo. 3. Ukubambezeleka Okukhulu kweMali: Kwesinye isikhathi ukukhokhelwa akuhluleki, kodwa kuhlala kukhona “pending.” Awukwazi ukuhamba nokudla kwakho futhi awukwazi ukuthola ukheshe wakho. Uma lokhu kwenzeka ngoLwesine ngaphambi kweholide lika-Easter Friday, ungase ubambeke ulinde kuze kube uLwesibili olandelayo ukuze uthole imali yakho.

Uhlelo Lwakho Lokulwa nePhasika 2026: Izinyathelo ezi-4 Zokugwema Inhlekelele

Ungashiyi impelasonto yakho yeholide engozini. Landela lezi zinyathelo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uyayithola isibonelelo sakho se-R390. Isinyathelo 1: Gwema Usuku Lokuqala. Usuku lokuqala lokukhokha luhlala luyisiphithiphithi, futhi yilapho uhlelo olusha lungase luhluleke khona ngenxa yokusindwa. Uma ukwazi ukulinda kuze kube wuSuku lwesi-2 noma lwesi-3, kwenze. Hlola ikhasi le-SASSA Payment Dates bese uzama ukuya okungenani ngemuva kwamahora angama-24 osuku lwakho oluhleliwe. Isinyathelo 2: Sebenzisa i-ATM yebhange esikhundleni salokho. Lesi iseluleko sami esikhulu sika-Ephreli. Uma isibonelelo sakho singena ku-akhawunti yebhange noma ngisho ekhadini legolide le-Postbank, iya ku-ATM yebhange evamile. Ama-ATM asebenzisa inethiwekhi ehlukile engayona ingxenye yale upgrade yezitolo. Ungase ukhokhe imali encane, kodwa kufanelekile ukugwema isiphithiphithi sasezitolo. Isinyathelo 3: Khetha isikhathi esifanele. Uma ungenandlela enye ngaphandle kokusebenzisa isitolo, ungayi ngesikhathi sasekuseni esimatasa. Phakathi kuka-8 ekuseni no-1 emini yisikhathi esibi kakhulu sohlelo. Zama ukuya ngesikhathi izicabha zivulwa nje noma ntambama ngemuva kuka-3 lapho ukugcwala kuqala ukwehla. Isinyathelo 4: Gcina wonke amasiliphu! Ungalilahli isiliphu sakho, ngisho noma ukukhokhelwa kuhlulekile. Lelo phepha liwubufakazi bakho bodwa uma ukudunwa kwemali okuthiwa yi-‘phantom deduction’ kwenzeka. Ngisho ngingasikisela ukuthi uthathe isithombe saso ngomakhalekhukhwini wakho ngokushesha ukuze ungalahlekelwa yisono.

Okushiwo Ngokusemthethweni Izitolo ne-SASSA

Abantu abaphethe bazama ukukhuluma ngokuzola, kodwa izitatimende zabo azilethi induduzo eningi. I-RASA ithi isebenzisana nabalingani bezobuchwepheshe ukuze kube “noguquko oluhle” futhi icela “ukubekezela.” Kulula ukucela ukubekezela lapho ifriji lakho ligcwele. I-SASSA ikhiphe isaziso ngomhla ka-25 kuMashi 2026, ithi iyakwazi ngokuthuthukiswa kohlelo nokuthi imali yawo wonke umuntu iphephile. Empeleni basikisela ukuthi abantu basebenzise ama-ATM asebhange esikhundleni sezitolo kule nyanga ukuze bagweme “ukuphazamiseka.” Lapho uhulumeni ekutshela ukuthi usebenzise uhlelo lokusekela (backup plan), uyazi ukuthi uhlelo oluyinhloko lunengozi. Iqiniso lithi abantu abangakwazi ukumelana nephutha yibo abazothwala kanzima kulo mhlolovo wezobuchwepheshe.

FAQs

Ingabe lokhu kuthuthukiswa kohlelo kuzobambezela isibonelelo sami uma sikhokhelwa ngqo e-Capitec, FNB, noma kwenye i-akhawunti yebhange?

Imali kufanele ifike ku-akhawunti yakho yebhange ngesikhathi. Inkinga akukhona ukukhokha ngokwakho, kodwa imishini esezitolo ezifana ne-Shoprite noma i-Pick n Pay. Uma usebenzisa i-ATM ukuze uthole ukheshe wakho, kufanele ube nemfanelo. Ingozi ikhona kuphela lapho uzama ukukhipha imali e-till yesitolo sokudla.

Ngenze njani uma i-till ithi ‘Transaction Failed’ kodwa ngithola i-SMS ethi i-R390 yami ikhishiwe?

Lesi isimo esibi kakhulu esibizwa nge-‘phantom deduction’. Kumele uthole isiliphu esithi ‘failed’ ku-cashier—ungahambi ngaphandle kwaso. Bese, ushayela ucingo lwamahhala lwe-SASSA ku-0800 60 10 11 ngokushesha. Kuzodingeka ubatshele igama lesitolo, isikhathi, nokuthi isiliphu sithini. Futhi kungumqondo omuhle ukukhuluma nomphathi wesitolo khona lapho.

Ingabe zonke izitolo ezinkulu eNingizimu Afrika zithintekile kule upgrade?

Yebo, zonke ezinkulu ezisingatha ukukhokhwa kwe-SASSA zihilelekile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, Pick n Pay, Boxer, ne-Spar. Njengoba abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezi-4 besebenzisa lezi zitolo, ukucindezela ohlelweni kuzoba kukhulu.

Ingabe ikhona indlela yokuhlola ukuthi uhlelo lokukhokha lwesitolo lusebenza yini ngaphambi kokuba ngiye ngiyolinda emgqeni?

Ngeshwa, ayikho iwebhusayithi esemthethweni yalokhu. Indlela yakho engcono kakhulu ukuhlola amaqembu e-Facebook asendaweni noma izingxoxo ze-WhatsApp. Uma abantu endaweni yangakini bethi izinhlelo ziphansi e-Boxer noma e-Shoprite yangakini, bakholwe bese uhlala ekhaya noma uzame i-ATM.

Ingabe i-SASSA izokhokha isibonelelo sika-Ephreli 2026 kusenesikhathi ukuze isinike isikhathi esiningi ngaphambi kwePhasika?

Cha, i-SASSA ayishintshanga izinsuku ngenxa yokuthuthukiswa kohlelo. Isizathu kuphela abake bakhokhe ngaso kusenesikhathi kungenxa yamaholide omphakathi uqobo. Kufanele unamathele ekhalendeni elisemthethweni, ongalithola ekhasini lethu le-Izinsuku Zokukhokha.

Ingabe kuphephe kakhulu ukusebenzisa i-Post Office noma igatsha le-Postbank ukuze ngikhiphe isibonelelo sami kule nyanga?

Kungase kuphephe kancane ngoba azisebenzisi isango elifanayo lezitolo, kodwa i-Post Office inezinkinga zayo zemigqa emide nokuphelelwa ukheshe. Ngokwethembeka, i-ATM yebhange evamile iseyiyona ndlela ethembeke kakhulu yokuthola imali yakho kulo Ephreli ngaphandle kweziphithiphithi.