Tag: universal basic income grant

5 KEY REASONS POOR SOUTH AFRICANS NEED BASIC INCOME SUPPORT

Jimmy Swira

By Stephen Devereux There are at least five arguments for basic income support. First is the moral case for providing support to the poor, which in South Africa is also a constitutional right. Second is the positive economic impact: boosting the Read the full story

Advocates of Universal Basic Income Grant (Image: CALS - WITS)

BETWEEN A BASIC INCOME GRANT AND A HARDPLACE

Jimmy Swira

It is sad that, 27 years after the dawn of the country’s democracy, the majority of South Africans are still stuck in a rut where they can barely make ends meet, at best, or just do not have the means, Read the full story