From 1 September 2026, SASSA Gold Cards are no longer working. Beneficiaries who still rely on these cards will need to have switched to the new Postbank Black Card or
Women’s economic power is inseparable from care work, social protection, and the ability to make real choices about work and survival. Under the Women’s Month theme “Empowered Women, Empowered Nations,”
On 12 August, Black Sash launched SashChat Online Assistant, a free multilingual chatbot designed to help members of the public access information, advice and referrals to the rights and services
Thousands of social grant beneficiaries who are still using the SASSA Gold Card have been told they must complete the replacement process before 31 August 2026 or risk disruption to
This Workers’ Day, yet another cost of living shock looms, and poor and working communities are menaced by hunger and fuel shortages. But the person who is tasked with protecting them from dire economic hardship is instead busy fending off serious allegations of having enriched herself and her inner circle at the public’s expense.
Black Sash is deeply concerned by the rise in xenophobic rhetoric and anti-constitutional sentiments we have seen in recent months- behaviour we believe has fueled the rise in tensions within communities. When these harmful narratives are normalised- be it from the podium, the parliamentarians, or the police station- when people are blamed for economic hardship, and when hostility becomes acceptable in public discourse, it creates the conditions for violence.
