Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness
In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s ultra-high unemployment rate and austerity
South Africa’s economy has stagnated and policymakers ought to be looking for solutions that move us forward
Analysts agree that economic relief for the poor is needed but are split on whether a grant should be permanent and whether it is affordable