It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters
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The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery
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As millions join the unemployment ranks, relying on debt to make ends meet becomes more attractive
Human rights organisations are advocating a state safety net for the millions of South Africans who have been left hungry after the R350 social relief of distress grant was discontinued on 30 April
A 10-point plan for streamlining South Africa’s economy
The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security
We cannot return to the pre-coronavirus crisis of unemployment, inequality and poverty. There is a moral incentive for the rich to give up some of their wealth and for the salaries of top earning civil servants, employees at state-owned entities and in the private sector to be cut