Ingabe Iyaphela Ikhadi Le-SASSA Esilaziyo? Uhlelo Olusha Lwe-Biometric Lwango-2026 Nesibonelelo Sakho Esingu-R370

Ngokushintsha okukhulu kwenqubomgomo ngoJanuwari 2026, uNgqongqoshe omusha Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi waseNingizimu Afrika umemezele umyalo othi ‘Okokuqala Idijithali’ (‘digital first’ mandate), uletha uhlelo oluyisibopho lokuhlonza nge-biometric (ukuhlola ngendlela yomzimba) kuzo zonke izibonelelo ze-SASSA. Lesi sihloko sichaza ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini ngesibonelelo sakho esingu-R370, ikusasa lekhadi le-SASSA, kanye nezingozi ezinkulu zokushiywa ngaphandle kwe-digithali ezigidini zabantu.

Ingabe Iyaphela Ikhadi Le-SASSA Esilaziyo? Uhlelo Olusha Lwe-Biometric Lwango-2026 Nesibonelelo Sakho Esingu-R370

Uma ungomunye wezigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika abancike esibonelelweni sanyanga zonke, izinto sezizoshintsha. NgoJanuwari 2026, indlela othola ngayo i-R370 yakho isishintsha unomphela. I-SASSA isishintsha ngokuphelele uhlelo lwayo lokukhokha, manje isifuna ukuqinisekiswa kwe-biometric okuyisibopho okuxhunywe ku-Smart ID entsha ye-Home Affairs. Ngibhekile inqubomgomo entsha kahulumeni, futhi yize ihloselwe ukuqeda inkohliso, izoba ukuzivumelanisa okukhulu. Nakhu okushiwo yile “nguquko yedijithali” ngesibonelelo sakho esingu-R370, ikusasa le-SASSA Gold Card, nokuthi yini okufanele uyenze ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi awulahlekelwa yimali yakho. (Kubalulekile: I-SASSA ngo-2026 ishintshela ohlelweni lwe-biometric ukuqeda inkohliso, kodwa abahlomuli kumele ngokushesha bathole i-Smart ID ukuze bangavalelwa ngaphandle kwezibonelelo zabo.)

Ukushintsha Okukhulu: UNgqongqoshe Omusha Nomyalo Othi “Okokuqala Idijithali” Ku-SASSA ngo-2026

Njengoba uHulumeni Wobumbano Likazwelonke (GNU) eqala ukuzinza ekuqaleni kuka-2026, sibona ushintsho olukhulu lwezinqubomgomo. Olukhulu kubahlomuli lwavela kuNgqongqoshe omusha Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi. Esitatimendeni sabezindaba ngomhla ka-23 Januwari 2026, umemezele umyalo othi “Okokuqala Idijithali” ku-SASSA. Lokhu akukhona nje ukulungisa okuncane kuhlelo lokusebenza (app). Kungukwakhiwa kabusha okuphelele kwendlela izibonelelo eziqinisekiswa futhi zikhokhwe ngayo. Inhliziyo yalolu hlelo wuhlelo oluyisibopho lwe-biometric (ukuhlonza ngomzimba) kuwo wonke umuntu. Bazokwenza lokhu ngezigaba ezizokwethulwa kusukela engxenyeni yesibili ka-2026. UNgqongqoshe uthi inhloso ukuqeda inkohliso nabahlomuli “abayi-ziphoki” (ghost beneficiaries). Ngicabanga ukuthi sonke siyavuma ukuthi ukuqeda inkohliso kuhle, kodwa indlela abenza ngayo izwakala ijaha. Lesi sinyathelo sixhumanisa imali yakho ngqo nezigxivizo zakho zeminwe nobuso bakho. Lokhu kusho ukuphela kwe-SASSA Gold Card njengoba siyazi.

Luyini Uhlelo Lokuhlonza Nge-Biometric? Kusukela Kwezigxivizo Zeminwe Kuya Ekuskeneni Ubuso

I-“Biometrics” izwakala njengento yama-movie, kodwa isizoba yingxenye yempilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ngakho-ke, isebenza kanjani empeleni? Ngokuyisisekelo, i-SASSA ixhumanisa iphrofayili yakho nedatha ephethwe yi-Home Affairs, ikakhulukazi ngekhadi le-Smart ID. Nansi inguqulo elula: * Kumele Ube Ne-Smart ID: Lesi yisona esikhulu. Uma usasebenzisa incwadi endala ye-ID eluhlaza, uzoba nenkinga. Wonke umhlomuli, okuhlanganisa nalabo abathola isibonelelo se-SRD esingu-R370 noma izibonelelo zezingane, udinga i-Smart ID. * Ukufaka Idatha Yakho: Kuzofanele uye ehhovisi le-SASSA, ePosini, noma emotweni ehambayo ukuze uskene izigxivizo zakho zeminwe uthathwe nesithombe. Bazokuxhumanisa lokhu nenombolo yakho ye-ID. * Ukufakazela Ukuthi Nguwe: Uma usuyothatha imali yakho, kuzofanele ufakeze ukuthi nguwe usebenzisa umzimba wakho, hhayi nje i-PIN. * Ezitolo ezifana ne-Shoprite noma i-Pick n Pay, kungase kufanele uskene isithupha sakho kudivayisi entsha ngaphambi kokuthi umabhalane akunike imali. * Ama-ATM angase abe nama-scanner ezigxivizo zeminwe. * Kungase kube nohlelo lokusebenza (app) olusebenzisa ikhamera yefoni yakho ukuze ihlonze ubuso bakho ngaphambi kokuthumela imali kwi-akhawunti yakho yasebhange. Ikhadi lakho liyancipha ukubaluleka. Isigxivizo sakho seminwe manje siyisihluthulelo sesibonelelo sakho.

Isithembiso Esisemthethweni: Ukuqeda Inkohliso Nabahlomuli Abayi-Ziphoki

Uhulumeni uthembele kakhulu kulobu buchwepheshe ukuze aqede inkohliso enkulu ebihlupha uhlelo iminyaka. Sonke sibonile imibiko evela kuMhloli-Jikelele obonisa izigidi zezigidi zamaRandi ezilahlekile. Abahlomuli “abayi-ziphoki”—abantu abasebenzisa ama-ID abashonile—namalungu ezigelekeqe asebenzisa amakhadi akloniwe bebelokhu beba imali yabampofu isikhathi eside. Umqondo uwukuthi awukwazi ukulingisa isigxivizo seminwe. Ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi umuntu omi ekhawuntani ngempela umuntu obhalisele isibonelelo, umnyango ufuna: 1. Ukuqeda Ukufuna Kabili: Uhlelo luzokwazi uma umuntu oyedwa ezama ukufuna izibonelelo eziningi ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene. 2. Ukuhlanza Uhlu: Ngokuhlola amarekhodi okufa e-Home Affairs nokufuna ukuskena “okubukhoma”, ukukhokhela abantu abafile kufanele kume ngokushesha. 3. Ukuqeda Ukukhwabanisa Ngamakhadi: Amakhadi akloniwe ngeke asebenze uma isela lingenaso isigxivizo sakho sethupha. Eqinisweni, yisixazululo esihle. UNgqongqoshe uthembisa ukuthi imali ezosindiswa izobuyela ohlelweni ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinsizakalo. Ngiyethemba lokho kuyiqiniso, kodwa ngikhathazekile ngabantu abangase babhajwe kuleli hlelo elisha.

Ingozi Engakhulunywa Ngayo: Ingabe Izigidi Zizoshiywa Ngaphandle Ngenxa Yokuhlukaniswa Kwedijithali?

Lokhu yikho okungikhathaza kakhulu. Kuhle ukukhuluma nge-“digital first” ehhovisi eGauteng, kodwa iqiniso phansi lihluke kakhulu. INingizimu Afrika inokuhlukana okukhulu kwe-digithali, futhi ukuphoqa uhlelo olusezingeni eliphezulu kubo bonke kungase kuvalele abantu abadinga usizo kakhulu. Nakhu engikhathazeka ngakho: * Abadala: Omkhulu nomkhulu abaningi abakhululekile ngobuchwepheshe. Ama-scanner nokuhlonza ubuso kungesabisa, futhi uma ukuskena kwehluleka, kuzodala ukucindezeleka okukhulu. * Iqiniso Lasemakhaya: Kwenzekani emzaneni okude ongenayo i-inthanethi noma onokucishwa kukagesi okungapheli (load shedding)? Uhlelo lwe-biometric olusebenza ngesikhathi sangempela ludinga ugesi nedatha. Uma uhlelo lungekho, kusho ukuthi abantu abazukudla? * Iphupho Elimnyama Le-Home Affairs: Konke kuncike ekutheni wonke umuntu abe ne-Smart ID. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi i-Home Affairs inamaphutha amakhulu okubambezeleka (backlogs). Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuthola i-ID yakho ngesikhathi, ingabe ulahlekelwa isibonelelo sakho? * Amaphutha Obuchwepheshe: Ubuchwepheshe buyaphuka. I-sensor engcolile noma ukukhanya okungalungile kokuskena ubuso kungase kusho umlayezo othi “Ukuhlola Kwehlulekile” (Verification Failed). Okwamanje, alukho uhlelo olucacile lokudlulisa isikhalazo uma ubuchwepheshe buhluleka. Kufanele uqhubeke uhlole Isimo se-SRD ukuze uhlale wazi. * Ubumfihlo Bakho: Ukuba nedatha enkulu yezigxivizo zeminwe nobuso bezigidi zabantu kuyingozi enkulu yezokuphepha. Uma leyo datha igetshenjwa (hacked), kuyinhlekelele.

Uhlu Lwakho Olusha Lokwenza: Indlela Yokulungiselela Ikusasa Ledijithali Ye-SASSA

Noma sikufuna noma cha, lokhu kuza. Awukwazi ukulinda kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina. Uma ufuna ukuqhubeka uthola i-R370 yakho, kufanele wenze manje. 1. Thola I-Smart ID Yakho: Lesi yisona isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu. Uma usenayo incwadi ye-ID eluhlaza, hamba uye e-Home Affairs namuhla. Ungalindeli isixuku. Siza omakhelwane bakho namalungu omndeni asekhulile ukuba enze okufanayo. 2. Hlola Imininingwane Yakho: Igama lakho nenombolo yakho ye-ID kuphrofayili yakho ye-SASSA kumele kufane ne-Smart ID yakho ngokuphelele. Ngisho nephutha elincane lokupela lingadala ukuthi uhlelo lwe-biometric lukwenqabe. Sebenzisa ama-portal aku-inthanethi ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi inombolo yakho yocingo nemininingwane yakho ku-100% kulungile. 3. Qaphela Abagijimi: Izigelekeqe zizosebenzisa lesi simo sokudideka ukuze zibe kuwe. Zingase zizishaye izikhulu ze-SASSA bese zicela imali ukuze “zibhalise izigxivizo zakho zeminwe.” I-SASSA ngeke neze ikucele imali yokwenza lokhu. Yenza ukubhalisa kwakho kuphela emahhovisi asemthethweni noma ezimotweni ezihambayo ezimakwe ngokucacile. 4. Landela Izindaba: Qapha izinsuku zokuqala esifundazweni sakho. Sizoqhubeka nokuvuselela ikhasi Lezinsuku Zokukhokha njengoba izinto zishintsha. Ungalaleli amahlebezi ku-WhatsApp; sebenzisa imithombo esemthethweni kuphela.

FAQs

Ngabe ngizodinga i-smartphone yohlelo olusha lwe-biometric ye-SASSA ngo-2026?

Ungase uyidinge uma ufuna ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula lokuhlonza ubuso, kodwa uhulumeni uthi kuzoba nezinye izindlela. Kufanele ukwazi ukusebenzisa ama-scanner ezigxivizo zeminwe ezitolo nasePosini. Nokho, ukuba nefoni eyisisekelo ukuze uthole izibuyekezo ze-SMS ezivela ku-SASSA kuzobaluleka.

Kwenzekani uma ukuhlonza kwami nge-biometric kwehluleka endaweni yokukhokha?

Lokhu kuyikhathazo elikhulu. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2026, i-SASSA ayikachazi kahle ukuthi wenzani uma ukuskena kwehluleka. Cishe kuzofanele uye ehhovisi le-SASSA ukuze ulungise, okungasho ukulinda amasonto ukuze uthole imali yakho. Sidinga ngempela uhlelo olungcono lokwesekela lolu hlelo.

Ingabe lolu hlelo olusha lwe-biometric ye-SASSA luyisibopho kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezibonelelo?

Yebo. UNgqongqoshe wakucacisa: okwabo bonke. Noma ngabe uthola i-Older Persons Grant, i-Disability Grant, i-Child Support Grant, noma i-R370 SRD Grant, kuzofanele usebenzise uhlelo olusha.

Ingabe lolu hlelo olusha luzothatha indawo ye-SASSA Gold Card yami?

Ekugcineni, yebo. Nakuba ikhadi lingase lisebenze isikhashana ngesikhathi kushintshwa, inhloso ukuqeda amakhadi nama-PINs kuya ku-biometrics. Ikhadi cishe lizophela.

Luzoqala nini lolu hlelo olusha lwe-biometric ngo-2026?

Ukwethulwa kufanele kuqale engxenyeni yesibili ka-2026 (noma kunini phakathi kuka-Ephreli noJuni). Cishe bazoqala emadolobheni amakhulu njengalawo aseGauteng ngaphambi kokudlulela ezindaweni zasemakhaya.

Ngingayivikela kanjani idatha yami ye-biometric kubagijimi?

Vumela kuphela abasebenzi abasemthethweni ukuba baskene ubuso bakho noma iminwe. Kufanele babe sehhovisi langempela le-SASSA, i-Home Affairs, noma umlingani ofana nePosi. Kufanele bahlale bene-ID. Ungakhokhi muntu ngale nsizakalo—mahhala.

Ingabe le nqubomgomo entsha izoshintsha inani lesibonelelo se-SASSA R370?

Ubuchwepheshe ngokwabo abulishintshi inani. Kodwa uhulumeni uthi ngokuqeda inkohliso, bangase babe nemali eyengeziwe yokwandisa izibonelelo esikhathini esizayo. Ngizokholwa lapho ngikubona.

Kuthiwani uma nginezigxivizo zeminwe ezigugile noma izibazi ezenza ukuskena kube nzima?

Lokhu kwenzeka kakhulu kubantu asebekhulile noma abantu abenza umsebenzi wezandla. Uhlelo kufanele lusebenzise ukuhlonza ubuso njengesipele uma izigxivizo zakho zeminwe zingasebenzi. Uma zombili zehluleka, kuzofanele udlule ohlelweni lwencwadi ehhovisi le-SASSA, kodwa abakakasho imininingwane ephelele ngalokho okwamanje.