South Africa has become the first country in the world to introduce ATM-like machines that dispense medicine instead of money.
​Social grant beneficiaries who draw their money at ATMs might have to wait a little longer to access it
A plan by Absa to fits its ATMs with pepper spray went awry when three technicians had to be treated by paramedics after inhaling the irritant.
People with irregular incomes can now access an inexpensive debit card for a one-off fee of just R30 and no ongoing management fees.
A gang of armed men shot a security guard in the face and kidnapped another guard and his dog after blowing up two ATMs in Tshwane on Wednesday.
Another ATM is bombed in Gauteng as a media report reveals that explosives stolen from gold mines are being sold on the black market.
SA banks have not been discouraged by the ongoing spate of bombings of ATMs and will continue to provide financial services in remote areas.
Five ATMs have been blown up in separate incidents in Gauteng during the early hours of Tuesday morning, police said.