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Extending the Social Relief of Distress grant is not enough to alleviate plight of poor, says civil society

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his Sona that the Covid grant would be extended to the end of March 2023, but civil society says...

The Daily Maverick: Civil society orgs concerned about the family grant

Civil society organisations campaigning for basic income are becoming increasingly alarmed by the fact that National Treasury seems determined to unilaterally, and secretively, push...

Minister Lindiwe Zulu: Launch of The Rapid Assessment of the Implementation and Utilisation of the Special Coronavirus Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) Report

Chief Executive Officer of South African Social Security Agency, Ms. BJ Totsie Memela-Khambula; Deputy Director-General for Comprehensive Social Security, Ms. Brenda Sibeko; Executive Director...

Why We Need Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and Why It Needs Universal Basic Income (UBI)

Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute support all ideas revolving around the Basic income grant/Universal Basic Income (UBI), the following article is an exerpt...

The Daily Vox: Op-ed by Christina van Straten on poverty

Tatjana Schoenmaker, South Africa’s gold-medal-girl acted as a beacon of hope for the country when she proved to be the best breaststroke swimmer the...

Sunday Times: Op-ed by Isobel Frye on the Green paper

‘The controversy is inevitable; ‘vested interests’, private and bureaucratic, are challenged in a hundred ways. Writes Isobel Frye for the Sunday Times on the...

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 -...

Op-ed: We need a real commitment to poverty relief’s Basic Income Grant idea, not more talk from the ANC

In his January 8 speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa committed the ANC to “intensify other poverty alleviation measures alongside the economic recovery. This year, the ANC, government...

The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC), Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII), Black Sash, and #paythegrants invite you to a meeting to discuss a national strategy for Universal Basic Income.

Transform not Reform. Strategic Meeting to Advance National Strategy for universal Basic Income and Recognition of the Care Economy as first step to building...

Press Release: 40 Civil Society Organisations: ‘We Want R1,268 For All Now’

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY 16 JULY 2021 40 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS: ‘WE WANT R1,268 FOR ALL NOW’ SOUTH AFRICA:...

Press Release: Civil Society Forges Plan Toward A Basic Income Grant of R1,268 For All

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY 15 JULY 2021 We demand that the state provides a universal basic income grant of R1 268 to...

Media Statement: People United in National Day of Working Class Action

On Saturday, 1st August 2020 #PayTheGrants campaign participated in the working class Day of Action in South Africa to protest the state’s dismal response...