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Black Sash presents submission to public hearings on Service Delivery
The Black Sash has expressed its frustration over the government’s apparent inability to confront and solve the multiplicity of crises afflicting the efficient delivery of basic services, especially to poor and vulnerable communities. In our submissi...
Black Sash helps client access their UI benefits
Mr X worked for the Lanserac Hotel in Stellenbosch as a cleaner from 2006 until he was retrenched in May 2009. He went to claim his UIF benefits on the 22/06/09 but received a refusal letter on the 03/08/09. He went back to the Labour Department and ...
Black Sash PE office broadcasts "back to school" rights education programme
In support of the Black Sash "Back to School" campaign, our Port Elizabeth regional office broadcast a rights education programme on a local community radio station called KQfm. The purpose of the hour long programme on 27 January 2010 was to encoura...
Community MAP completes its first pilot in Western Cape
The Black Sash 'Community Monitoring and Advocacy Project' or Community MAP has presented its first report to SASSA (South African Social Services Agency) following its pilot project in the Western Cape late last year. 27 monitors from community-base...
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- Black Sash presents submission to public hearings on service delivery - BLACK SASH, 4 Feb 2010
_____________ - Clear up confusion - CITY VISION (Lagunya/Philippi) 04 Feb 2010
_____________ - All eyes on labour broking outcome - DAILY NEWS, Workplace 03 Feb 2010
_____________ - 'Corportate greed and corruption erodes efforts to protect the poor from hunger and poverty' - Black Sash. 4 Feb 2010
_____________ - Debt counselling sees 1429 applicants in 2 days - Biz Community, 4 Feb 2010
_____________ - Report shows how bread consumers were exploited - CAPE TIMES 05 Feb 2010
_____________ - Domestic workers take the brunt - Business Report, 29 Jan 2010
_____________ - Black Sash calls on Social Development Minister to clear up confusion over child grants - BLACK SASH, 3 Feb 2010
_____________ - Pioneer slapped with R195m penalty - Biz Community, 4 Feb 2010
_____________ - Black Sash calls on needy teens to apply for grants and school fee exemptions - Monday, 11 January 2010
_____________ - Grant and school fee exemption guidelines - NORTHGLEN NEWS 22 Jan 2010
_____________ - Portfolio committee marks four key health areas - BUSINESS REPORT (National) 02 Feb 2010
_____________ - Underprivileged teens awarded grants - HIGHWAY MAIL 15 Jan 2010
_____________ - "Know your credit status, Know your rights!” - Black Sash launches Consumer Protection Campaign over Festive Season - 26 November 2009
_____________ - More state-funded meals to be provided to high schools - BUSINESS DAY (Final) 02 Feb 2010
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The Black Sash works to empower marginalized communities and individuals to speak for themselves in order to effect change in their social and economic circumstances through:
- Rights Education: We provide knowledge and training to enable vulnerable people to access their social and economic rights.
- Advocacy: We advocate for legislation and policy that promotes social and consumer protection for vulnerable people in South Africa.
- Advice Giving: We provide free paralegal advice that allows individuals and groups to exercise their socio-economic rights as prescribed by South African law.
Why? Because we believe in making Human Rights real.