Rights Group Slams South African Court Ruling on Grant Deductions

The North Gauteng High Court ruled that social grant payment provider Net1 would be allowed to continue deducting funds from beneficiaries' bank accounts, a decision that lawyers for the Black Sash described as "devastating".

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Members of the Right2Know campaign and the Black Sash picket outside SASSA offices (file photo).

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