Covid 19 Relief Scheme
latest news & developmentsNew Covid-19 grant, old Sassa problems
A sharp increase in the number of social grant recipients after the introduction of the special grant during the pandemic has exacerbated the strained grant payment system
UIF resumes relief payments after investigation delay
Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track
Workers battle for UIF payouts
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
What happened to the Covid-19 special grant?
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
Workers with noncompliant bosses can now access Covid-19 relief scheme
Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund
Lockdown relief scheme payouts to employees tops R14-billion
Now employers and employees can apply to the Unemployment Insurance Fund for relief scheme payments
Virus shakes up taxi sector
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even…
Domestic workers are hit hard by lockdown
According to UIF data, only 15 888 domestic workers, of a possible 673 940, have been paid from the Covid-19 Temporary employer-employee relief scheme
Macroeconomic policy options beyond Covid-19 depression
Measures need to lay the foundations of a new economy and society post the pandemic
How to claim the Covid-19 UIF benefit
In a statement, the fund emphasised that all businesses with workers, “from spaza shops to hair salons” who are registered with the UIF can apply for this relief
Covid-19 crisis: Audit offices must rise to the occasion
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively
The Great Recession looms in South Africa’s future
The extent and length of the journey depend on a few factors, but a hard landing seems unavoidable
Covid-19 economic relief package gets a R800-billion boost
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
Watch it again: Mboweni’s address on Covid-19 relief measures
The finance minister will brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an R500-billion package of economic measures aimed at addressing challenges facing…
Staypozi, Cyril’s new TV serial
The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank