Yes, we can afford a universal basic income guarantee

Queues outside a South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Bellville in January. The reintroduction of the Covid-19 scholarship brings the country one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee, according to the authors. (Photo: GroundUp / Mary-Anne Gontsana) Political will and strategic control channels could help bridge the yawning gap between the haves and the haves in South Africa.

First publication of GroundUp . Aliya Chikte is a research fellow at the Institute for Economic Justice, whose director is Gilad Isaacs. The reinstatement of the Covid-1 9 social emergency subsidy by President Cyril Ramaphosa and […]

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