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The Basic Income Grant (BIG) has long been a topic of debate in South Africa. The idea was first raised in a 1997 White Paper on Social Welfare. More than 20 years later, more than half the population lives on R 1335 per month or less. In the context of widespread poverty, unemployment, and the need for wealth redistribution and social redress, the justification for a BIG is especially relevant today.
The South African government introduced a Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) to ameliorate growing levels of hunger resulting from the hard lockdown, however, the monetary […]
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