The Black Sash notes government’s social relief measures to alleviate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting nationwide lockdown on individuals and households. The measures are a step

by Lynette Maart, national director, Black Sash The expansion of social grants can be viewed as one of the greatest post-1994 redistributive achievements in South Africa. Social grants provide financial

We, as civic organisations, trade unions, organisations of informal workers, faith-based organisations and community structures in South Africa, call on all people, every stakeholder and sector, to contain infection, reduce

The Black Sash notes government’s regulations to contain the spread of COVID-19. Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, issued a directive that SASSA offices, pay points and SAPO branches must remain

The Black Sash and its board of Trustees conveys its deepest and sincerest condolences to the families of the passengers, mostly pensioners and learners, who tragically passed away following a

Social grant increase does little to better the lives of over 18 million beneficiaries who bear the brunt of the current economic crisis. The increase in social grants announced by