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Nomahlubi Jakuja

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Nomahlubi Jakuja

Spend more: People wait for transport after buying food with child grants. A universal income will boost the country’s economic recovery. Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images
ARTICLE

Is social security spending too high?

The country needs a universal basic income for adults and children to boost economic recovery and growth and reduce inequality

  • Nomahlubi Jakuja
5 min read
The expansion of social grants has been one of the most significant redistributive measures in democratic South Africa. Grants now support millions of children, older persons, and people with disabilities. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CLIMATE CHANGE

A universal basic income grant in South Africa is a national imperative

A comprehensive policy might not be a silver bullet to all woes but it may help to kickstart economic growth

  • Nomahlubi Jakuja
  • Isobel Frye
5 min read