Isicelo Esisha se-SASSA 'Siphoqelekile' Sivalela Isibonelelo sakho se-R390? Umhlahlandlela ka-2026 wabamukeli abangenazo Ocingo Oluhlakaniphile

Thola ukuthi ungasithola kanjani isibonelelo sakho se-SASSA R390 ngo-2026 ngaphandle kocingo oluhlakaniphile (smartphone). Funda nge-SASSA Connect app, ama-kiosk omphakathi, kanye nohlelo loMsebenzisi Oqokiwe.

OKUSHISAYO: Isicelo se-‘SASSA Connect’ Sesifikile, Futhi Siphoqelekile

Izindaba mayelana nesicelo esisha (app) se-‘SASSA Connect’ zidale ukukhathazeka okukhulu kubantu abathembele osizweni lwezenhlalakahle. I-SASSA imemezele ukuthi lolu hlelo lokusebenza lweselula oluphakeme luzoqala ngo-Ephreli 2026. Ngokwenqubo yoMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi ekhishwe kuleli sonto, kuzodingeka usebenzise le app kuzo zonke izicelo zezibonelelo, ukuhlola isimo (status checks), kanye nokuvuselela imininingwane yakho ngo-Septhemba 2026.

Ngikubonile ukwethuka lokhu okukuvelisayo. Izigidi zabantu zesaba ukuthi isibonelelo sazo se-R390 manje sivalelwe ngemuva kwesikrini abangenayo imali yokusithenga. Uhulumeni uthi lena ukuphela kwendlela yokumisa inkohlakalo, athi ilahlekisela umbuso imali engaphezu kuka-R1 bhiliyoni minyaka yonke. Kodwa kugogo osemaphandleni noma osemusha onocingo oludala lwe-“Nokia,” lokhu kubukeka kungenjengentuthuko kodwa njengomnyango okhiyiwe. Lo mhlahlandlela ulapha ukuzosiza. Ngizochaza izixazululo ezisemthethweni zawo wonke umuntu, noma ngabe unalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile noma cha.

Isithiyo Socingo Oluhlakaniphile ku-R390: Obani Abashiywa Ngemuva?

Le nqubo ye-app ephoqelekile ibonakala ingayinaki indlela izinto ezinzima ngayo ngempela eNingizimu Afrika. Uma ubheka imininingwane ye-Census ka-2026, cishe u-35% wabantu abadala—okungabantu abayizigidi ezingu-15—abanalo ngisho nolulodwa ucingo oluhlakaniphile (smartphone). Lokhu akusona nje isikhala sobuchwepheshe ephepheni; kuwumshikashika wansuku zonke.

Uma uphila ngesibonelelo sika-R390, ukuthenga ucingo luka-R1,000 kuyiphupho elingenakwenzeka. Futhi akulona ucingo kuphela. Izindleko zedatha eNingizimu Afrika zisengezinye zeziphezulu kuleli zwekazi. I-app ye-‘SASSA Connect’ idinga idatha yokuqinisekisa ubuwena (biometrics) nokuvuselela imininingwane. Leyo yimali okufanele ngabe ithenga isinkwa noma ugesi. Le nqubo ishaya kakhulu abantu abasengozini: asebegugile abangakwazi ukusebenzisa ezobuchwepheshe nabantu abasemaphandleni lapho isignali yocingo imbi kakhulu. Lokhu kungenza ngizibuze ukuthi kungenabe uhulumeni unendaba kakhulu nokunqanda inkohlakalo kunokusiza abantu bathole imali yabo.

Isixazululo 1: Uhlelo ‘Lomsebenzisi Oqokiwe’ (Designated User) Lomndeni Nabangane

Uma ungenalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile, uhlelo lo-‘Msebenzisi Oqokiwe’ luyindlela eyinhloko i-SASSA elindele ukuba uyisebenzise. Lolu hlelo likuvumela ukuba ukhethe umuntu oyedwa umethemba ngokusemthethweni—njengomntwana, umakhelwane, noma isisebenzi somphakathi—ukuthi aphathe imininingwane yakho ocingweni lwakhe esebenzisa i-app ye-‘SASSA Connect’.

Indlela Okusebenza Ngayo:

Thola Ifomu: Kufanele uye ehhovisi le-SASSA noma e-Community Kiosk ukuze uthole ‘ifomu lokuqoka umsebenzisi’ (Designated User Nomination Form).
Ligcwalise: Uzodinga inombolo yakho kamazisi (ID) kanye ne-ID nemininingwane yokuxhumana yomuntu omkhethayo. Bobabili kufanele nilisayine.
Lihambise Nobufakazi: Buyisela ifomu namakhophi omazisi aqinisekisiwe (certified copies). Kuzodingeka usayine isifungo (affidavit) phambi kwesikhulu se-SASSA.
Ukuvula: Uma selicutshunguliwe, umsizi wakho angakwazi ukuxhuma imininingwane yakho ku-app yakhe. Angakwazi ukukuhlolela i-SRD R350 Status Check, abone izaziso, futhi akuvuselelele imininingwane yakho.

Isixwayiso esibalulekile lapha: Khetha kuphela umuntu omethemba ngempilo yakho. Lo muntu uzobona yonke imininingwane yakho eyimfihlo yesibonelelo. I-SASSA ikubeke kwacaca ukuthi ngeke ibe necala uma umuntu omkhethile entshontsha imali yakho.

Isixazululo 2: Ukusebenzisa ‘Ama-Kiosk Omphakathi’ Amasha e-SASSA

Uma ungenaye umuntu ongamethemba ukuthi aphathe i-app yakho ocingweni lwakhe, i-SASSA ihlela ‘Ama-Kiosk Omphakathi’ (Community Kiosks). Lawa amadeski ezindaweni zomasipala nasemahhovisi ePosi lapho abantu bezokusiza khona ukusebenzisa uhlelo usebenzisa ithebulethi (tablet).

Ongakwenza e-Kiosk:

Thola Usizo Lokubhalisa: Isikhulu sizokuhola ekusunguleni imininingwane yakho.
I-Biometrics: Bazosebenzisa ithebulethi ye-kiosk ukuskena ubuso bakho.
Phatha Isibonelelo Sakho: Ungahlola isimo sakho, ushintshe imininingwane yasebhange, noma ufake isicelo sokubuyekezwa (appeal) uma isibonelelo sakho sinqatshiwe. Ungathola eminye imininingwane ku-Appeals Guide yethu.

I-SASSA ithi izoba nama-kiosk angu-500 alungele ukusebenza ngo-Septhemba 2026. Bagxile emitatsheni yezincwadi (libraries) nasezindaweni zomphakathi emalokishini nasemaphandleni. Bahlela nokuthumela amaloli ahambahambayo emadolobheni akude kakhulu. Kuzwakala kukuhle, kodwa ngilindele ulayini omude nezinkinga zobuchwepheshe lapho izinto ziqala.

Umhlahlandlela Wesinyathelo Nesinyathelo we-App ye-‘SASSA Connect’ (Uma unalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile)

Uma unalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile nedatha, ukusebenzisa i-app ngokwakho kuyindlela esheshayo yokwenza izinto. Uzoba namandla okuzilawulela futhi ngeke kudingeke ulinde omunye umuntu. Nansi indlela okwenziwa ngayo:

Landa i-App: Thola i-‘SASSA Connect’ ku-Google Play Store noma ku-Apple App Store. Qiniseka ukuthi isicelo sangempela esivela kuMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi.
Ukubhalisa: Vula i-app bese ucindezela u-‘Register’. Sebenzisa inombolo yakho kamazisi (ID) nenombolo yocingo oyinikeze i-SASSA. Bazokuthumelela i-One-Time Pin (OTP) ukuqinisekisa ukuthi nguwe ngempela.
Dala Iphasiwedi: Khetha i-PIN enezinombolo ezingu-6 noma iphasiwedi. Ikgcine iyimfihlo.
Skena Ubuso: I-app izocela i-’live selfie’. Iqhathanisa ubuso bakho nesithombe uMnyango Wezasekhaya unawo. Thola indawo ekhanyayo, ungagqoki isigqoko, bese ulandela imiyalelo efana nokuthi ‘Cwayiza’ noma ‘Gedezisa ikhanda’.
Hlola Ikhasi Lakho (Dashboard): Uma usungenile, ungabona yonke into. Isimo sakho, umlando wakho, kanye nezinsuku zakho zokukhokhelwa Payment Dates konke kuzobe kukhona lapho.

Kwenzekani Uma Ungenzi Lutho? Imiphumela Yokuziba Lolu Shintsho

Usuku lokugcina lwango-Septhemba 2026 lungokoqobo. Akusona nje isiphakamiso. I-SASSA ihlela ukuvala uhlelo lwakudala lwe-USSD (*134*7737#) kanye nengosi yewebhusayithi endala. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 1, 2026, indlela kuphela yokuphatha isibonelelo sakho kuzoba yi-app noma i-kiosk.

Uma ungashintshi, isibonelelo sakho singase simiswe. Ochwepheshe njengoDkt. Zama Ndlovu bakhathazekile ngokuthi lolu shintsho lwenzeka ngokushesha kakhulu. Uthi singabona izigidi zabantu zilahlekelwa ukuphela komholo wazo uma ama-kiosk engakulungeli ngesikhathi. Iseluleko sami? Ungalindi. Ungakushiyi kuze kube yisonto lokugcina lika-Septhemba. Khetha isixazululo manje bese uyasilungisa ukuze i-R390 yakho ihlale iphephile.

FAQs

Kwenziwa njani uma ngingenalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile nhlobo?

Uma ungenalo ucingo oluhlakaniphile, unezinketho ezimbili ezisemthethweni zango-2026. Ungasebenzisa uhlelo ’loMsebenzisi Oqokiwe’ ukuze uqoke umuntu omethembayo onocingo oluhlakaniphile ukuthi akuphathele isibonelelo sakho, noma ungavakashela ‘i-SASSA Community Kiosk’ entsha noma ihhovisi elihambahambayo ukuze uthole usizo mathupha esikhulwini esiqeqeshiwe.

Ibiza malini i-app ye-‘SASSA Connect’ ukuyisebenzisa?

I-app ngokwayo imahhala ukulanda ku-Google Play Store noma ku-Apple App Store. Nokho, uzodinga idatha yeselula ukuze uyilande futhi uyisebenzisele ukuhlola isimo nokuvuselela imininingwane. Uhulumeni uthe uxoxisana nezinkampani zocingo ukuze i-app ingadli idatha (zero-rate), kodwa kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2026, lokhu akukakaqaliswa. Lindela ukusebenzisa eyakho idatha okwamanje.

Ingabe ingane yami ehlala kwelinye idolobha ingaba ‘uMsebenzisi Oqokiwe’ wami?

Yebo, uMsebenzisi wakho Oqokiwe akudingeki ahlale nawe. Nokho, inqubo yokubhalisa yokuqala idinga ukuthi niye ehhovisi le-SASSA ndawonye ukuze nisayine ifomu lokuqoka nesifungo (affidavit). Ngemva kwalokho, angakwazi ukuphatha isibonelelo sakho noma kuphi eNingizimu Afrika esebenzisa ucingo lwakhe oluhlakaniphile.

Ingabe ikhadi elidala le-SASSA lisasebenza nale app entsha?

Yebo, i-app entsha ayishintshi indlela othola ngayo imali yakho. Ikhadi lakho le-SASSA Gold elikhishwe yi-Postbank lihlala lisebenza ekukhipheni imali kuma-ATM nasezitolo. I-app ye-‘SASSA Connect’ yenzelwa ukuphatha imininingwane yakho yesibonelelo, hhayi ukukhokha.

Kwenziwa njani uma i-selfie verification ye-app ihluleka kimi?

Ukuqinisekisa ubuwena ngobuso kungase kuhluleke ngenxa yokukhanya okungekuhle, ikhamera yocingo endala, noma ukungafani nesithombe sakho saseMnyangweni Wezasekhaya. Uma kuhluleka kaningi, ukuphela kwendlela ukuvakashela i-SASSA Community Kiosk noma ihhovisi. Isikhulu sakhona singakwenzela ukuqinisekisa ubuwena mathupha ohlelweni.

Ngingaluthola kuphi uhlu lwa-Community Kiosk amasha?

I-SASSA kulindeleke ukuthi ikhiphe uhlu olusemthethweni lwazo zonke izindawo zama-Community Kiosk kuwebhusayithi yayo ngoMeyi 2026. Sincoma ukuthi uhlole iwebhusayithi esemthethweni ye-SASSA njalo. Noma ungafonela inombolo yosizo ye-SASSA, nakuba kufanele ulindele ulayini omude ocingweni.

Ingabe kuzodingeka ngiphinde ngifake isicelo sesibonelelo sami se-R390 ku-app entsha?

Cha, uma usuvele ungumamukeli ogunyaziwe, imininingwane yakho izofakwa ohlelweni olusha. Akudingekile ukuthi ufake isicelo esisha. Into yokuqala okufanele uyenze ukubhalisa ku-app noma e-kiosk ukuze uthole ukufinyelela kumininingwane yakho ekhona kakade.