The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) eagerly awaits the outcome of the Special Relief Dispensation (SRD) Grant application brought by the Institute for Economic Justice and PayTheGrants that is now before the court.
COSATU has championed for many years a basic income grant (BIG) as a critical intervention to help alleviate our entrenched levels of poverty, inequality and unemployment. The SRD Grant introduced by government led by the African National Congress (ANC) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, provides a critical foundation for the long sought BIG. Despite all of its challenges, the SRD Grant has been an […]
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