The panel found that, for the time being, further support should be confined to extending the social distress relief that was rolled out for the Covid-19 pandemic. A panel reporting to the department of social development has recommended that the government extend the social support net, although there are concerns as to whether it could afford a basic income grant .
A report by the seven-person panel said there was a need for a framework that should establish “clear obligations for the state”, as the Constitution demanded that it extend social support to the majority of South Africans who subsist […]
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