Civil society organisations takes government to court over SRD grant regulations

Civil society organisations takes government to court over SRD grant regulations

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said the criteria were to deter those that were not the intended beneficiaries of the grant. Picture: Leon Lestrade/African News Agency/ANA. Cape Town – Litigation against the government has been launched by civil society organisations over the “unfair and exclusionary” Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant regulations.

The Black Sash, which is the main applicant, through the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, approached the high court, challenging the unconstitutional elements of the SRD regulations.

The Minister of Social Development has been listed as the first respondent, followed by the Finance minister, Sassa, and the president as […]

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