Article: Cosatu welcomes ‘long overdue’ social security fund

Article: Cosatu welcomes ‘long overdue’ social security fund

The following is an excerpt from The Sowetan: The government’s proposal of a statutory pension and insurance regime funded through mandatory contributions from workers...

South Africa: Basic income supporters put the issue back on the table

South Africa: Basic income supporters put the issue back on the table

Following the third wave of Covid-19 and the riots last month, the country has put in place a monthly aid of 350 rand -...

We must support SA women with a BIG, they uphold the rest of society

We must support SA women with a BIG, they uphold the rest of society

Our President strikingly referred to gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa the ‘second pandemic’ affecting our nation alongside the Covid-19 pandemic that disrupted the...

Article: 5 lessons for using universal basic income during a pandemic

Article: 5 lessons for using universal basic income during a pandemic

5 LESSONS The following is an excerpt from Brookings : Previous experiences with Universal Basic Income and UBI-like interventions provide five lessons. They have...

ANC GP SEMINAR ON BASIC INCOME GRANT (BIG)

ANC GP SEMINAR ON BASIC INCOME GRANT (BIG)

ANC GAUTENG SUB-COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting ANC GP SEMINAR ON BASIC INCOME GRANT (BIG)   TIME:...

SAfm: Financially dependent women are at higher risk of Gender-Based Violence

SAfm: Financially dependent women are at higher risk of Gender-Based Violence

Late night conversations with Patricia Ntuli, Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute’s Tina van Straten spoke about Poverty and the correlation to Gender based...

Newzroom Afrika: Leading NPO’s say Womens’ Month can’t be celebrated when most are still suffering

Newzroom Afrika: Leading NPO’s say Womens’ Month can’t be celebrated when most are still suffering

“Apartheid victimised women because of the colour of their skin” – Director of Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute, Isobel Frye on the Womens'...

ABC National Radio: Violence and inequality—how the end of apartheid failed black South Africa

ABC National Radio: Violence and inequality—how the end of apartheid failed black South Africa

In the early 1990s, Nelson Mandela and his political party, the ANC, ended apartheid peacefully but the leaders of the new democracy did not...

Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction (post-Covid) in South Africa | Friday 6 August 11h00

Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction (post-Covid) in South Africa | Friday 6 August 11h00

Friday 6 August 11h00 Please be advised that the recording of the webinar on “Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction...

Op-Ed: I lost my father, then my job, as Covid-19 fuelled youth unemployment

Op-Ed: I lost my father, then my job, as Covid-19 fuelled youth unemployment

I caught Covid-19 in December 2020. And I was incapacitated beyond function, my chest was tight and it was difficult to sleep. I felt...

Press Release: No Cause For Celebration this Women’s Month – Advocacy Groups Outraged

Press Release: No Cause For Celebration this Women’s Month – Advocacy Groups Outraged

Press Release  For Immediate Release  06 August 2021    No Cause For Celebration this Women’s Month - Advocacy Groups  Outraged     South Africa...

Article: Basic Income Grant funding, explained

Article: Basic Income Grant funding, explained

There has been a renewed call for the introduction of a basic income grant. The Universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG) has long been spoken...

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