The Black Sash Trust and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies welcome the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions in Gauteng to prosecute former Minister Bathabile Dlamini for perjury

The Black Sash welcomes the decision announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 25 July 2021 that the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant will be reinstated until March 2022.

“I last worked in 2017 as a domestic worker. When my contract ended, I did not qualify for UIF benefits since my employer failed to register me. I used to

Last week eNCA reported that the Department of Social Development (DSD) stated that were it not for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, the number of people living

In a press statement released on 6 May 2021, SASSA notes a delay in Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant payments as the Agency awaits approval to utilize funds

The Black Sash and #PayTheGrants will host a virtual press conference concerning the impending termination of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant on 30 April 2021. We will

22 April 2021 TO: THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Honourable Minister Lindiwe Zulu Care of: Ms Zama Kumalo; Ms Monica Zabo; Ms Lumka Olifant COPIED TO: THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL

The Black Sash, #PayTheGrants, Katekani Community Project, Barona Child Care and Support Centre and REHECAPRO will on Thursday 22 April 2021, picket and handover an Open Letter to the Department

Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Tito Mboweni and Minister Lindiwe Zulu We wrote to you in January requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the imminent termination of the COVID-19 Social

As we commemorate Human Rights Day in 2021, we are acutely aware that the democratic constitutional state has lost ground in the fight against unemployment, poverty and inequality. Proposals for