Black Sash

Black Sash is a 70 year old veteran human rights organisation advocating for social justice in South Africa.
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[Black Sash @black_sash]

New Black Sash documentary "Broken Promises" exposes the broken social grant system failing millions of vulnerable South Africans. Years of mismanagement have compromised the dignity and rights of grant recipients.

Watch and share to demand change. https://t.co/g2WnprGYWi

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Before deciding who to vote for, ask yourself: What kind of community do I want to live in?

Reliable water and electricity? Safer public spaces? Better roads? Cleaner neighbourhoods? A municipality that listens and responds when residents raise concerns?

Start with what matters to you and your community, then consider which candidates and parties have credible plans to achieve it.

Your vote can help shape your community’s future.

#LocalGovernmentElections #YourVoteYourChoice

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Political manifestos can be dense, with lots of information to work through. Start by looking at the issues that matter most to you and your community. Good questions to start with are:

What does a party stand for?
What are its priorities for your community?
What does it propose to do about the issues that matter to you?
Compare the main promises between parties, identify gaps, and look for evidence of what candidates and parties have done before.

An informed vote starts with knowing what matters to you.

To compare parties, you can look for their official manifestos on their websites or verified social-media pages. Start with their plans for water, sanitation, electricity, housing, safety and local roads.

#LocalGovernmentElections #KnowYourRights

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Black Sash Eastern Cape, in partnership with the Women and Children's Rights Centre, hosted a community dialogue in Elliotdale to share findings from a #SASSA service delivery report and create a platform for engagement between community members and local SASSA officials.

#makehumanrightsreal #SocialGrants #CommunityDialogues #SASSA #blacksashsa

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Communities know their challenges best. Black Sash KZN regional office brought together stakeholders and residents in eMabhalonini to discuss access to Free Basic Services and the importance of ensuring that community voices are heard.

#makehumanrightsreal #PeopleFirst #CommunityVoices

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Water, sanitation, electricity and waste collection are not gifts that politicians hand out in exchange for your vote. Municipalities have responsibilities to deliver these services within their mandates.

If these services are inadequate or missing in your community, ask candidates how they will improve them: what they will do, how they will do it, and how you can hold them accountable.

Your rights are not campaign rewards.

To check where you are registered to vote, visit https://t.co/cTlLYSfDQw or SMS your ID number to 32810.

#LocalGovernmentElections #KnowYourRights

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Today we joined communities, activists, and partner organisations to demand a people's budget that protects livelihoods, rights, and essential public services.

#PeopleOverAusterity #MTBPS2026 #PeoplesBudget #FundPublicServices #BlackSashSA

[Alternative Information and Development Centre @AIDC_RSA]

Today, 21 October, the Finance Minister will deliver the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. It decides who gets what — and who goes without. Several social movements, trade unions, faith-based organisations, and NGOs will march from Hanover Street to Parliament, where they will hold a speak-out to highlight how budget cuts affect people’s daily lives and the delivery of essential public services. From France to Chile, the fight against harmful budget cuts is spreading! South Africa, it's time to stand up!
#EndBudgetCuts
#TaxTheRich
#MTBPS2026
#Inequality

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Your social grant is not a favour from a politician.

Social grants are governed by law. Your eligibility is not determined by whether you vote for a particular political party. No politician should make you feel that you must vote a certain way to keep a grant you qualify for.

Know your rights. Make your own choice.

If someone says your grant is linked to your vote, you can write down who said it, what they said, and when and where and report it to the @IECSouthAfrica or the police.

#KnowYourRights #LocalGovernmentElections

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Your vote is your choice. As South Africa prepares for the local government elections, you will hear promises about jobs, housing, water, electricity and other services.

Listen. Ask questions. Consider your options.

But remember: your vote belongs to you. Make your choice based on what you believe is best for your community.

To check where you are registered to vote, visit https://t.co/cTlLYSfDQw or SMS your ID number to 32810.

#LocalGovernmentElections #KnowYourRights

[Cry of the Xcluded @CryofXcluded]

🚨Join us on 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗖𝗧 at 𝟵𝗔𝗠 as we march to 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 to 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗:
- An end to the cuts to health, education, transport and municipal services
- A Basic Income Grant that people can actually live on
#MTBPS2026
#EndAusterity
#FixTheState

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Black Sash and the Department of Social Development committed to engaging with many more communities across Mpumalanga to #MakeHumanRightsReal.

#BlackSash @followers #HumanRights #SocialJustice

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Black Sash, together with the Department of Social Development (@The_DSD) and supported by the @rlfoundationmp , hosted a successful workshop in Acornhoek, Mpumalanga, on Social Security Rights, Fraud and Appeals.

[Black Sash @black_sash]

Stakeholders included community leaders, advice offices and activists, who will champion social security rights in the Bushbuckridge community and ensure that individuals have access to accurate information and appropriate referral points to resolve their issues.

[Black Sash @black_sash]

“As South Africa prepares for the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, the Alternative Information & Development Centre (@AIDC_RSA) raises concerns about the impact of austerity measures and growing privatisation on public services and the state’s ability to meet people's needs.” The article calls for strengthening public institutions and ensuring that everyone can access quality services, dignity, and social protection.

Read the full article by AIDC: https://t.co/ckNjrN4KDR

#FixTheState #SocialProtection #PublicServices #EconomicJustice #BlackSash #AIDC

[Black Sash @black_sash]

By creating a space for learning, dialogue, and collaboration, the session highlighted the importance of a rights-based approach to addressing service delivery challenges and strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to GBV in our communities.

#BlackSash #StellenboschUniversityLawClinic #CliffeDekkerHofmeyr #HumanRights #AccessToJustice #BillOfRights #ServiceDelivery #GenderBasedViolence #ConstitutionalRights #CommunityEmpowerment #SocialJustice

[Black Sash @black_sash]

On 7 October 2026, Black Sash, the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic, and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr co-hosted a one-day training session focused on constitutional rights, access to basic services, local government accountability, and the link between service delivery failures and gender-based violence (GBV).

[Black Sash @black_sash]

The training explored how access to water, sanitation, housing, healthcare, and safe public spaces is not only a service delivery issue, but also a matter of dignity, equality, safety, and the realisation of constitutional rights.