Unions want R350 coronavirus support to become a permanent basic income grant for South Africa . Can it become permanent?
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the extension of government’s R350 unemployment grant, but says that the funding should be extended into a more permanent form of support. In a national address on Wednesday evening (11 November), president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the special Covid-19 grant will be extended for a further three months, until January 2021. This will provide much-needed income to around six million people who are unemployed and do not receive any […]
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