The politics of a basic income

The politics of a basic income

28 July 2021: South Africa’s most impoverished people were in an even more desperate situation when the government discontinued its Covid-19 relief grant, which is said to be one of the triggers of the riots in mid-July. South Africa will not be the same after the campaign of sabotage allegedly organised by Jacob Zuma’s supporters in and around the ANC, and the massive riots that emerged in the disorder. As expected, the state’s initial response is taking the form of increased spending on both security and welfare. R950 million has been allocated to the police and the army, and […]

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