'The sheer audacity of fintech's march through the wallets of South Africa's poor masses can only be documented properly by those fighting it, especially the economic justice NGO Black Sash and their superb research ally, Erin Torkelson.' - Patrick Bond, Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
BOOK LAUNCHES
The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland St &Buitenkant, Cape Town City Centre
Thursday, 11 June, 17:30 for 18:00
RSVP at rsvp@jacana.co.za
People don't go into debt because they're living beyond their means, they go into debt because they're denied the means to live.'- The Debt Collective
Join Torkelson and Niren Tolsi as they discuss the ways the underprivileged are drawn into cycles of debt.
Black Sash: Khuluma
UWC Centre for Humanties Research, Woodstock (virtual and in-person)
Thursday, 18 June, 14:00-16:00
RSVP by emailing kholiwe@blacksash.org.za
Click here to RSVP to the virtual Khuluma launch
Khuluma, the isiZulu word for 'speak, is a public conversation hosted by Black Sash on topics affecting those who live in South Africa. Our next Khuluma will explore how finance capital profits from the social grant system in South Africa. In conversation with community activists and government officials.
Hope to see you at one or more of the launches!
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