The Right 2 Know Campaign in the Western Cape will picket at social grant pay-points across Cape Town on Thursday. Right 2 Know wants to show support for the human rights group, Black Sash. Black Sash launched a Constitutional Court application, asking the South African Social Security Agency and Social[…]
As the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) continues to investigate the source of unauthorised deductions, the Ministerial Task Team on Deductions established by the National Department of Social Development has made progress, which has resulted in the introduction of new regulations that is aimed at preventing unauthorised deductions. National[…]
As most Capetonians recover from excessive spending these Easter holidays, the NGO Black Sash says the accounts of hundreds of social grant beneficiaries are still being debited illegally by outsourced payment contractors. It says the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) campaign to address the issue has failed. Government is currently reviewing[…]
Social rights group Black Sash believes the increase in the budget for social grants is meagre and will not cover the rise in the cost of living. In Wednesday’s Budget speech, finance minister Pravin Gordhan announced that 11-and-a-half-billion-Rands would be added to social grant allocations. But Black Sash national advocacy[…]
Through a citizen monitoring initiative, Black Sash has found that many SASSA beneficiaries have experienced unauthorised deductions. Individuals have reported deductions that have left them with only R 60 instead of their entitled amount of R 1,040. Many of the cases were reported at the Black Sash monitoring station at[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has yet to appoint a new social grant service provider to manage its grant distributions, despite a March ruling by the Constitutional Court that a new tender be awarded by October 15th. The deadline was imposed after the court ruled that Sassa’s contract[…]
Social justice advocacy group Black Sash has welcomed a R10 mid-year increase on social grants by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), but has warned that the additional funds will do little alleviant the strain on beneficiaries. The increase is set to benefit roughly 16.4 million grant recipients from[…]
Social rights group Black Sash have hailed a momentous ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which has nullified emolument attachment orders (EAO) issued against 15 farmworkers. Wednesday’s ruling, made by Judge Seraj Desai, is expected to set a precedent which could help curb the abuse of EAO’s by loan[…]
Social rights advocacy group Black Sash has criticized the decision of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene to increase social grants by a meager R60, noting that the increase is not in line with the country’s current inflation rate. As a result of the increase, pension and disability grant recipients will now[…]
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has suggested that any major tax increase announcement during finance minister, Nhanhla Nene’s budget speech could be detrimental to the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sector. The minister is expected to deliver his annual address on Wednesday, with all eyes[…]
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