Black Sash Media Statements

List of articles in category Media Statements
Title	Created Date
Black Sash alerts beneficiaries to increase in social grants from 1 April 2014	01 April 2014
Black Sash engages Parliament on the crisis of household debt: Submission to PC Trade and Industry on the National Credit Amendment Bill [b47 -2013]	11 February 2014
Press Statement: Eastern Cape Health Crisis Action Coalition Calls for Decisive and Urgent Action by Government and Traditional Leadership to Stop Annual Avoidable Circumcision Deaths and Mutilations	31 January 2014
Holding social development and SASSA to account: Black Sash stop SASSA-CPS debits campaign	29 January 2014
Closing Pandora’s Box – Black Sash warns against erosion of social grants system	21 October 2013
The Black Sash calls on SASSA to urgently assist victims of grant system error	06 September 2013
Black Sash Media Statement: Over one million orphans desperately need the Foster Child Grant – can the Department of Social Development deliver? - 18 April 2013	18 April 2013
Black Sash calls on President Zuma to IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY in his State of the Nation Address - 13 February 2012	13 February 2013
Supreme Court of Appeal to hear arguments on class action against bread cartel on November 06 - 07 2012	05 November 2012
Minister for the sake of orphans and grandmothers please fix the foster care crisis urgently!	04 September 2012
No More Foster Child Grants for Grannies - 4 September 2012	04 September 2012
People’s Power, People’s Parliament: A Civil Society conference on South Africa’s Legislatures 13 – 15 August 2012, Cape Town	08 August 2012
Cape Court Orders Cape Town Refugee Reception Office to Accept New Asylum Applicants	27 July 2012
Western Cape Refugee Reception Office under threat of closure due to DHA’s mismanagement - Joint Statement on Behalf of Scalabrini Centre, Passop and Black Sash, 9 May 2012	09 May 2012
Cape Town teenagers trained in documentary filmmaking as part of national unity campaign - Unite as One, 20 March 2012	20 March 2012
'Sash presents findings to SAHRC hearings on water and sanitation - Black Sash, 14 March 2012	14 March 2012
ICESCR Campaign welcomes the SA Human Rights Commission hearings on water and sanitation - Tuesday, 13 March 2012	13 March 2012
Black Sash Media Statement on the National Strike - Tuesday, 6 March 2012	06 March 2012
Rights groups win court bid to re-open PE Refugee Reception office - Thursday, 16 February 2012	16 February 2012
Re-registration of 15 million social grant beneficiaries - Black Sash Media Statement, Wednesday 15 February 2012	15 February 2012
Sash responds to State of the Nation address - Black Sash Media, 9 February 2012	09 February 2012
‘Sash calls on President Zuma to defend social grants in his State of the Nation Address' - BLACK SASH, 7 February 2012	07 February 2012
Sash to consolidate its provincial operations - BLACK SASH, 25 January 2012	25 January 2012
Black Sash calls for independent anti-corruption agency - BLACK SASH, Tuesday 6 December 2011	06 December 2011
Rights groups launch urgent high court bid to save PE Refugee office - Black Sash, 2 December 2011	02 December 2011
‘Supreme Court grants bread warriors leave to appeal’ - Black Sash, 30 November 2011	30 November 2011
Until poverty is reduced, we should not be talking about reducing social grants - Black Sash, 24 November 2011	24 November 2011
Joint Media Statement - Closure of Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office - Monday, 24 October 2011	24 October 2011
‘Government fails to clear grant appeals backlog by court deadline’ - BLACK SASH, 29 September 2011	29 September 2011
Class action against bread cartel goes ahead despite ruling - BLACK SASH, 29 August 2011	29 August 2011
Media Alert - Judge to rule on class action against bread cartel - BLACK SASH, 26 August 2011	26 August 2011
Civil Society calls for support of 'Red Card Corruption' campaign - Friday. 19 August 2011	19 August 2011
Sash welcomes Green Paper on NHI - BLACK SASH, 11 August 2011	11 August 2011
'Sash concerned over forced removal of a million Zimbabweans' - BLACK SASH, 31 July 2011	01 August 2011
'Support for universal access to tax-funded NHI' - Black Sash, 28 July 2011	28 July 2011
'Urgent call to finalise health service agreements' - Black Sash Joint Statement, June 2011	27 June 2011
‘Appeal in class action case against bread cartel to be heard in Western Cape High Court' - BLACK SASH, Friday 27 May 2011	27 May 2011
'Sash calls for urgent review of flawed foster care system' - BLACK SASH, Monday 23 May 2011	23 May 2011
'Sash reviews socio-economic positions of political parties ahead of the May elections - Black Sash Media Statement, Tuesday 3 May 2011	03 May 2011
Report warns of serious system challenges on eve of World Health Day - Black Sash, 6 April 2011	11 April 2011
Black Sash says CPA will make us the best protected consumers in the world - Tuesday, 29 March 2011	29 March 2011
Black Sash launches 'Right to Water' campaign as part of World Water Week - Wednesday, 23 March 2011	23 March 2011
'Black Sash welcomes bold budget' - BLACK SASH, 23 February 2011	23 February 2011
Black Sash calls for bold anti-poverty budget - BLACK SASH, 22 February 2011	22 February 2011
Black Sash responds to President Zuma's State of the Nation address	10 February 2011
‘Black Sash wants State of the Nation to deal with poverty, inequality and decent jobs’ - BLACK SASH, Tuesday 8 February 2011	08 February 2011
‘Communities to monitor government service delivery’ - BLACK SASH, 1 February 2011	02 February 2011
‘Needy parents should apply for school fee exemptions’ - Black Sash Media Statement, Wednesday 19 January 2011	19 January 2011
“Sash celebrates extension of Child Support Grant to 18” - BLACK SASH, 18 January 2012	18 January 2011
'Civil society groups want SA to raftify key human rights treaty' - BLACK SASH, 7 December 2010	08 December 2010
Black Sash submission to the Competition Tribunal - 28 November 2010	28 November 2010
Bread cartel class action to go ahead despite ruling’ – BLACK SASH, Friday, 26 November 2010	26 November 2010
Joint submission to SA Law Reform Commission - on Dept of Labour Legislation - November 2010	25 November 2010
Sash launches consumer class action against bread cartel - BLACK SASH, Tuesday 23 November 2010	23 November 2010
Black Sash welcomes Competition Commission's R1bn settlement with Pioneer Foods - Wednesday, 3 November 2010	03 November 2010
Sash calls on government to move beyond the politics, promises and policy paralysis ahead of Medium Term Budget Policy Statement - BLACK SASH, 26 October 2010	26 October 2010
'Unite as One' to hold media briefing in Parliament on submission to Refugee Amendment Bill - Tuesday, 26 October 2010	25 October 2010
Black Sash Media Statment - Private Security Sector Provident Fund - 22 October 2009	22 October 2010
‘Civil society groups say government poverty report is flawed’ - BLACK SASH, Thursday, 16 September 2010	16 September 2010
New Bill hampers right to appeal - BLACK SASH, 1 September 2010	01 September 2010
Black Sash Media Statement – “Domestic Workers Dialogue with MP’s” – Monday, 23 August 2010	23 August 2010
‘Sash can assist with unpaid PSSPF claims’ - BLACK SASH, 3 August 2010	04 August 2010
‘Sash urges government to redraft Info Bill’ - BLACK SASH, 27 July 2010	27 July 2010
'Sash condemns MEC's alleged xenophobic remarks' - BLACK SASH, 22 July 2010	22 July 2010
‘Civil society groups launch national unity campaign to curb xenophobia’ - Black Sash, 20 July 2010	20 July 2010
‘Black Sash statement on World Refugee Day’ - BLACK SASH, 21 June 2010	22 June 2010
‘Sash launches foster care campaign’ - BLACK SASH, 14 June 2010	22 June 2010
BLACK SASH MEDIA STATEMENT – ‘Black Sash pays tribute to its patron Sheena Duncan’	04 May 2010
‘Black Sash launches court application over grant appeal delays’ - BLACK SASH, 7 April 2010	07 April 2010
‘Elderly men finally realise pension equality with women’ - BLACK SASH, 6 April 2010	06 April 2010
“Black Sash launches first comprehensive guide to South Africa’s Social Grant system” - BLACK SASH, 19 March 2010	19 March 2010
"Rights groups celebrate the extension of the Child Support Grant to all those born in 1994" - BLACK SASH, 16 March 2010	17 March 2010
"Sash says Home Affairs remains key service delivery challenge in Gauteng” - BLACK SASH, 17 March 2010	17 March 2010
Black Sash calls on Eastern Cape Premier to get province working - BLACK SASH, 18 Feb 2010	18 February 2010
Black Sash responds to Budget Speech - BLACK SASH, 17 Feb 2010	17 February 2010
Black Sash calls for clarity in Budget after 'frustratingly vague' address to nation by President Zuma - BLACK SASH, 16 Feb 2010	16 February 2010
Black Sash responses to State of the Nation address - BLACK SASH, 11 February 2010	11 February 2010
Black Sash calls on President Zuma to set up a Council on Poverty - BLACK SASH, 9 February 2010	09 February 2010
Black Sash presents submission to public hearings on service delivery - BLACK SASH, 4 Feb 2010	04 February 2010
'Corportate greed and corruption erodes efforts to protect the poor from hunger and poverty' - Black Sash. 4 Feb 2010	04 February 2010
Black Sash calls on Social Development Minister to clear up confusion over child grants - BLACK SASH, 3 Feb 2010	03 February 2010
‘Black Sash wins court victory to clear grant appeals backlog’ – BLACK SASH, Thursday, 27 January 2011	27 January 2010
Black Sash calls on needy teens to apply for grants and school fee exemptions - Monday, 11 January 2010	11 January 2010
"Know your credit status, Know your rights!” - Black Sash launches Consumer Protection Campaign over Festive Season - 26 November 2009	26 November 2009
Black Sash Media Statement: Health Minister appoints NHI advisory committee - Friday, 6 November 2009	06 November 2009
Black Sash Media Statement - Medium Term Budget Statement - Tuesday, 27 October 2009	27 October 2009
BLACK SASH MEDIA ALERT - Rights Groups to celebrate Cabinet's decision to approve the extension of the Child Support Grant to 18! - 26 October 2009	26 October 2009
Black Sash Media Statement – CABINET ANNOUNCES THE EXTENSION OF THE CHILD SUPPORT GRANT TO 18 - 22 October 2009	22 October 2009
Black Sash calls on all South Africans to support 'Stand Up and Take Action' campaign - 16 October 2009	16 October 2009
Black Sash welcomes Concourt ruling on Slums Act - BLACK SASH, 15 October 2009	15 October 2009
BLACK SASH MEDIA INVITE - Addressing Poverty and Inequality through International Law - 23 September 2009	17 September 2009
BLACK SASH MEDIA STATEMENT – in response to comments made by Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni on Social Grants - 11 Sept 2009	11 September 2009
20th Anniversary of 1989 Cape Town Peace March - 13 September 2009	09 September 2009
Rights groups call for evidence from parents and caregivers who’ve lost the Child Support Grant - BLACK SASH, 3 September 2009	03 September 2009
Civil Society groups call on government to ratify key UN Human Rights Treaty within 30 days! - BLACK SASH, 17 Aug 09	17 August 2009
Black Sash welcomes corruption investigation at refugee centre - BLACK SASH, 10 July 2009	10 July 2009
Black Sash, ACESS & Children's Institute welcome commitment to extend Child Support Grant - 6 July	05 July 2009
Black Sash welcomes food price probe into supermarkets - BLACK SASH, 1 July 09	01 July 2009
Black Sash presents submission on Millenium Development Goals - 9 June 2009	09 June 2009
Black Sash responds to 'State of the Nation' address - 3 June 09, BLACK SASH	03 June 2009

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