Call for Treasury to tax the rich to pay for a Basic Income Grant
Over 150 members of civil society groups and unemployed people picketed at…
Former Lottery boss personally recommended R4.8m grant for his wife’s company
Former National Lotteries Commission chief operating officer Phillemon Letwaba recommended that a…
Meta hosts XR exhibition to showcase winners of Future Africa grant
Meta has unveiled an exclusive XR (Extended Reality) exhibition featuring the six…
At least 7.5m South Africans receiving monthly SRD grant
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has announced that nearly 7.5 million…
Basic income grant: pros and cons
Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa,…
5 ways South Africa could fund a basic income grant – and why Treasury doesn’t want to hear any of it
South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by…
Government documents outline new social grant plans
In discussion documents which have not been widely circulated, the Presidency and…
Big changes proposed for R350 grant in South Africa
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) has rejected proposals from National Treasury…
Why some Covid-19 SRD grant applications are declined
As South Africans continuously take to social media to voice their frustrations…
You can’t ‘refuse work’ and expect to get the R350 relief grant in South Africa
New regulations to the social relief distress (SDR) grant put in place…
