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Learn more about Your Rights - read our fact sheets on Social Relief of Distress, Child Support Grants, Disability Grants, Debt and Credit and more...

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22nd of April 2009: Black Sash staff take part in election monitoring. Read more.

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April 2009: Black Sash reviews political party positions on key socio-economic policies ahead of National Elections. Read more ..

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March 2009: Black Sash and civil society groups present 'Platform document' to Social Development Department asking for Comprehensive Social Security in SA. Read more..

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April 2008: Black Sash launches 'Old Age Pension' rights education campaign through community and national media. Read more...

HELP PROTECT OUR HUMAN RIGHTS!  

Support our campaign to ratify the ‘International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ (ICESCR)!    

Fifteen years ago, Nelson Mandela signed this international United Nations agreement, which commits its signatories to working towards the rights to social security, food, housing, health, education and an adequate standard of living. But despite his signature, South Africa remains one of the few countries in the world that has yet to ratify the ICESCR.  

Help us 'make human rights real' by SIGNING OUR PETITION to government calling for the immediate ratification of Covenant! 

 

Black Sash makes a submission on Millenium Development Goals

As part of the ‘National Working Group on Social Security’, the Black Sash has presented an oral submission to the South African Human Rights Commission Inquiry into whether South Africa is reaching its Millennium Development Goals. We argued that we have not yet realised our commitment to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” by 2015 and won't be able to do so unless we provide social security to all those who cannot support themselves and their dependents (as promised in our Constitution).
 

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Latest News

A new life as mom gets ID - Sowetan, 25 June 09

Economic dept calls for a National Jobs Pact - BUA news. 1 July 09

Probe will fix retail abuses - Business Report, 1 July 2009

Supermarket probe will address public concern - Pretoria News, 2 July 09

Food price hikes increase suspicion of collusion - theHerald.co.za, 1 July 09

Food prices 'suspicious' - iAfrica.com, 2 July 09

Giants examined - DAILY SUN 02 Jul 2009

Cost of food has raised suspicions of collusion - CAPE TIMES 02 Jul 2009

Black Sash welcomes food price probe into supermarkets - BLACK SASH, 1 July 09

Shoprite welcomes probe - Star, 30 June 09

'Pick n Pay fights price fixing' - Star, 30 June 09

Spar blasts commission's probe - Star, 30 June 09

Commission to probe supermarket industry - Star, 30 June 09

Spar blasts commission's probe - Pretoria News, 29 June 09

Commission to probe supermarket industry - Pretoria News, 29 June 09

Debt and Credit: A Reference Guide for Paralegals

Click here to download the 2nd edition, revised December 2008 (2.6Mb, .pdf) 

What We Do

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. We do this through Rights Education; Advocacy and Advice Giving. 
  • Rights Education: The Black Sash provides knowledge and training to enable vulnerable people to access their social and economic rights.

  • Advocacy: The Black Sash advocates for legislation and policy that promotes social and consumer protection for vulnerable people in South Africa.

  • Advice Giving: The Black Sash provides 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.

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