Why am I getting a 'Merchant is unable to receive payments from the same account' error?
This error is occurring because you are checking out using the same email address that is associated with your PayFast account.
This is due to the fact that the payment engine will not allow you to make payments to yourself.
To resolve this error, please make use of an alternative email address when checking out.
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