ABSA Clears ********** credit card transactions

On Friday 26 February we woke up to credit card ***** on my ABSA card to the amount of almost R23 000. I immediately contacted ABSA and reported the (uncleared) transactions, and stopped the transactions. <br> Later the same day I completed all they're ***** investigation paperwork and at the end of the day went to the SAPS and reported it there as well.<br> This morning the nice surprise: ABSA is allowing these transactions to CLEAR on my account.<br> How pathetic is this? So they can't STOP these UNCLEARED transactions?<br> How many decades will it be for them to refund these funds - if they even do? And the interest that ABSA will charge us IF we get these monies back? Where is ABSA in protecting/securing they're own clients?<br> I guess one always need to involve the Ombudsman?