Zwelinzima Vavi, the General Secretary of (South African Federation of Trade Unions) SAFTU has called for the implementation of an unconditional basic income grant ahead of the Finance minister, Enoch Gondongwana’s first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Vavi said the grant should be aimed towards unemployed South Africans between the ages of 18 and 59.
Vavi was speaking at the Cry of the Xcluded – an anti-austerity group – event on Wednesday ahead of the MTBPS on Thursday, 11 November, which will be Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s first budget speech.
Vavi said the basic income grant should be at least […]
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