South Africa nears basic income in the wake of civil unrest

South Africa nears basic income in the wake of civil unrest

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Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about the news from South Africa. South Africa is considering introducing a basic income subsidy after poverty and record unemployment helped ignite the worst violence in the nation after apartheid.

More than 330 people died during a week of violence in July, which ended with the deployment of troops on the streets of its main cities. While the immediate cause of the unrest was the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court, it was compounded by poverty and the pandemic.South Africa’s national treasury […]

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