A system error at Postbank has delayed the payment of social grants for thousands of South Africans for days.
Some have resorted to staying over at payment sites because they cannot afford to come back to receive their grants, says human rights group Black Sash. According to Black Sash, technical issues have plagued the social grant system for months.
The glitch persisted until Wednesday morning, and Postbank said grant recipients could finally start accessing their grants at ATMs and retailers on Thursday.But while the glitch has been rectified, some beneficiaries could find themselves waiting until Friday to be paid. This comes as they wait for funds to be reversed into their accounts before they can withdraw their grants from ATMs.
"When these transactions timed out, unfortunately, the funds weren't automatically reversed into the affected beneficiaries accounts [...
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