Browsing: Basic Income Grant

Something must be done to solve South Africa’s social ills but the country cannot afford nor sustain a Basic Income…

By Chris Gilili Ahead of the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA), over 400 people, including members of civil society…

By Chris Gilili Over 150 members of civil society groups and unemployed people picketed outside the National Treasury in Pretoria on…

By Zimbali Mncube The first two articles in this series focused on defining a Universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG) and explaining its impacts…

By Vuyisiwe Mahafu The possibility that a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) could be introduced in South Africa has sparked a lot…

By Carilee Osborne South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, with extremely high rates of poverty…

Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government’s agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to…

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says discussions on the mooted Basic Income Grant beyond October are in early stages. Zulu…