The announcement that Cabinet is considering a basic income grant should be welcomed, writes Mark Rountree.
South Africa’s democratic governments have provided grants for children, the elderly and disabled. Although this social support network is something we can be proud of, millions of citizens remain unemployed and unsupported.
No just society should allow its people to starve.The announcement by Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu that Cabinet is considering a basic income grant is a welcome, if decades overdue, move by the South African government.However, the funding to underpin the proposal needs to be found.During the Zuma administration, "free" higher education […]
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