SAfm: SASSA applicants raise concerns

SAfm: SASSA applicants raise concerns

The SASSA points in which people were able to receive their SASSA grants were closed during the pandemic, and haven’t been rectified yet. SASSA...

Reflection on MTBPS 2021 and Socio-Economic Rights

Reflection on MTBPS 2021 and Socio-Economic Rights

Dear colleagues, UNICEF South Africa and SPII have the pleasure of inviting you to a public dialogue on the impact of the Medium Term Budget...

BIG in SA –  the BIG website in SA on 17 November 2021.

BIG in SA – the BIG website in SA on 17 November 2021.

The launch of the BIG website South Africa is a country that takes your heart and soul and can be cruel and kind, but...

IOL: SASSA Queues

IOL: SASSA Queues

Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has come under fire for the anguish it causes thousands of social grant applicants...

MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

A DAMASCENE moment occurred for me last week, sitting in a meeting with the minister of finance before the much- postponed 2021 MTBPS. In...

eNCA: MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

eNCA: MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

A DAMASCENE moment occurred for me last week, sitting in a meeting with the minister of finance before the much- postponed 2021 MTBPS. In...

eNCA: Mid-term budget | Concern over budget cuts (MTBPS)

eNCA: Mid-term budget | Concern over budget cuts (MTBPS)

Dr. Nqobile Zulu, Research Manager at the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute joins eNCA for a discussion on the Mid-term budget cuts (MTBPS)....

IOL: MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

IOL: MTBPS: Pro-poor policy must be by design, not default!

A DAMASCENE moment occurred for me last week, sitting in a meeting with the minister of finance before the much- postponed 2021 MTBPS. In...

Mental well-being: Healthy diets a luxury for many SA Children

Mental well-being: Healthy diets a luxury for many SA Children

Healthy diets are crucial for the overall mental well-being of a child. In South Africa, close to 3 million children go to bed hungry,...

A universal basic income grant (UBIG) and why South Africa needs it

A universal basic income grant (UBIG) and why South Africa needs it

Something other than doubts about the workability or fairness of the scheme is at play here, however. The real worry is that a household...

Unemployed mothers and caregivers struggle to access Covid-19 grant

Unemployed mothers and caregivers struggle to access Covid-19 grant

Many mothers and caregivers were hopeful when the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was reinstated in July this year, because the eligibility...

Godongwana and the presidency battle over grants

Godongwana and the presidency battle over grants

In a move that is causing ructions in government, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to propose that the Covid-19 social relief of distress...