On Friday 15 January 2021, as social grant beneficiaries stood in long congested queues outside the Bellville SASSA office, the police who were on site to assist SASSA to manage
On 6 August 2020, the Minister of Social Development issued amendments which allowed for temporary disability grants, lapsing from July onwards, to be extended to 31 December 2020. The Regulations
The Black Sash welcomes the new Auditor-General’s (AG), Tsakani Maluleke, special audit report of 9 December 2020 concerning government’s Covid-19 relief package. It is particularly pleasing that this esteemed office
30 October 2020 The Black Sash Trust, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, this week made an urgent application to the Pretoria High Court. We sought to ensure
The Black Sash Trust, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, has urgently approached the High Court in Pretoria in an effort to protect the right to social security.
The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) must reflect government’s constitutional and international obligations to provide social assistance for those aged 18 to 59 years with little to no income.
