Civil society demands that government reverse the inhumane decision to exclude millions from the SRD grant and resolve catastrophic payment delays. “I’m from Eldorado Park where most people are unemployed
Black Sash initially supported the partnership between the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) to administer social grants as a state led hybrid model
Many eligible people have likely missed out on their April Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payment, after DSD and SASSA halted application processing for April without explanation, despite the
The Black Sash Trust and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies note that today the former Minister of Social Development has been sentenced following her perjury conviction last month. The
The Black Sash Trust and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies welcome the finding of the Johannesburg Magistrates Court that former Minister Bathabile Dlamini is guilty of perjury. The perjury
The Black Sash welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant is extended to March 2023, as stated in his State of the Nation
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