A basic income grant could be the key to uplifting millions out of poverty

A basic income grant could be the key to uplifting millions out of poverty

South Africa should consider introducing a Freedom Dividend as a means to distribute wealth, says the writer. (Photo: Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius) Less

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Reactions Introducing a basic income grant, or ‘Freedom Dividend’, of R1,000 a month will help those who are unemployed and bring minimum-wage earners’ incomes closer to a living wage. This would almost certainly make a meaningful difference to millions of South Africans in their efforts to survive, make a living and find employment. For his 2020 Democratic candidacy for the US presidential elections, Andrew Yang put forward as his signature policy proposal […]

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