Black Sash says the government should prioritise all people living in poverty by implementing a permanent basic income grant, with a social grant of R663, in alignment with the food poverty line, to be the first urgent step. File Picture Black Sash, a human rights organisation advocating for social justice in South Africa, handed over a petition on basic income support with more than 300 000 signatures to Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu after her budget vote speech at Parliament recently.
The petition, which was also supported by more than 90 other organisations, demanded that the government implement comprehensive social […]
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