Waste pickers footage reignites BIG debate

Waste pickers footage reignites BIG debate

Proponents of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) have reiterated calls for government to urgently consider rolling out a monthly grant of N$500 to people aged between 19-59 to improve living conditions.

The BIG coalition was responding to a New Era video footage, which showed both people and livestock riffling through waste at Opuwo’s dumpsite last week.

The coalition says the implementation of a monthly grant would hold government accountable to bring an end to what it terms a “shameful animal-like” living conditions of Namibians.According to the coalition, the Opuwo dumpsite video footage is a heartbreaking scene. They accused government of having […]

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