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Black Sash hoping President Ramaphosa highlights social inequality during his State of the Nation Address
Black Sash hoping President Ramaphosa highlights social inequality during his State of the Nation Address! As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares…
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Black Sash reflects on past promises ahead of SONA 2024
Black Sash says it’s no longer interested in what President Cyril Ramaphosa has to say on Thursday. The human rights…
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Government needs to probe Postbank payment system – Black Sash on Sassa payout delays
Human rights organization Black Sash has urged the government to launch an independent investigation into the flaws of Postbank’s payment…
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Sassa officials face investigation in pensions theft
According to the SIU, over a hundred Sassa officials are under investigation for fraud and various other irregularities. So far,…
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Post Office crumbling under the pressure as Sassa cards expire
Chaos ensued outside the South African Post Office branch in Athlone, Cape Town, this week. This particular post office appears…
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Black Sash on 2023 budget: Government can do more
The finance minister’s budget is not doing anyone any favours according to the advocacy group Black Sash. The group says…
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Lindiwe Zulu intervenes after Sassa beneficiaries in Khayelitsha are left in limbo
Pressure is mounting on Sassa to find an alternative office for social grant beneficiaries in the Khayelitsha area. Black Sash…
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Calls for Sassa to make a plan after suddenly closing Khayelitsha office
Black Sash has called for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to announce a plan to address the abrupt…
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Minister Zulu proposes those who earn R624 or less p/m receive R350 relief grant
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has proposed that those who earn R624 per month or less must receive the R350…
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Calls for Sassa to ensure new grant payment come at no cost to recipients
A civil society organization has called on the Department of Social Development to ensure that the new arrangements for the…
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R44 billion allocated for Sassa SRD grant, but govt can only assist 10.5 million people monthly
Minister Lindiwe Zulu tabled the department’s budget vote in the National Assembly on Friday, which included an update on the…
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Black Sash welcomes Bathabile Dlamini’s sentence
Black Sash has welcomed the sentence handed down to former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini for perjury when she lied…
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Extension of R350 SRD grant to cost government R44 billion
The government’s social relief of distress (SRD) grant, popularly known as the R350 grant, will cost the government R44 billion…
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R350 Covid-19 grant: Black Sash slams Sassa for payment delays
Human rights organization Black Sash has slammed the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) for its delays in payments of…
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COVID grants: Sassa says it’s working on resolving delayed payment
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) on Tuesday said it was working on resolving the delay in payments of…
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Black Sash backs call for R350 COVID-19 grant to be extended
Advocacy group, the Black Sash, wants the COVID-19 social relief grant to be extended until the basic income grant is…
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Black Sash calls for temporary disability grants extension until backlog fixed
The Black Sash has called on the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) to extend the lapsed temporary disability grants for…
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