The social relief of distress grant, introduced as a temporary measure during the Covid lockdown, reached more than 7.5 million people in 2022. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G he time for South Africa to implement a universal basic income grant is a macroeconomic imperative. A GDP rate of 0.4% and an overall unemployment rate of 42% — 71% among the youth — has been projected by the Social Policy Initiative nonprofit. That is almost 12 million jobs that need to be created.
It is just not feasible, given the failing economy. At the same time the country is facing new problems as […]
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