Yesterday evening we listened to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt to impress us with his government’s achievements throughout 2022, instead he affirmed that government has procrastinated in moving forward and made

Postbank fails to pay grants after taking over from SAPO On 30 September 2022 Black Sash became aware that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) partnership with the South

The Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was initiated in March 2020 as a measure to support individuals affected by the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The

The Department of Social Development (DSD) invited comments to draft regulations that were published which seek to amend the regulations for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant with a

Civil Society is launching litigation against the government over the unfair regulations that govern the social relief of distress (SRD) grant. We are challenging the arbitrary means test of R350,

More than 900 000 people are currently affected by SAPO’s struggles to render services to grant beneficiaries. While this may be only 5% of social grant beneficiaries, this is not

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