Free money? South Africa floats universal basic income for all

Free money? South Africa floats universal basic income for all

Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) has vowed that the ANC will create a form of basic income under his leadership. Photograph: Jérôme Delay/AP South Africa is facing the most dramatic political shift since the end of apartheid after the African National Congress lost its majority in the general election of 29 May . Weeks of difficult negotiations between the ANC and its rivals on how best to form a governing coalition are expected.

One commitment that unites most parties – including the incumbent ANC and its biggest rival, the Democratic Alliance – is to maintain or increase income support for adults, which […]

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