The Expropriation Bill was signed into law; the families of victims of apartheid-era human rights violations want to know why the TRC recommendations haven’t been implemented, and the court has ordered that shortfalls in social grants be addressed
The tragedy of miners trapped underground and the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi is an all-time low for human rights – the government of national unity must act now
The decision to provide a grant of R1 634, the upper bound poverty line, rests in the hands of the elite
The president said the minister of finance was consulting with social development about possibly increasing the social relief of distress grant
South Africa’s economy has stagnated and policymakers ought to be looking for solutions that move us forward
But Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says beyond that mark, a comprehensive review of all welfare grants is needed
The real issue is that the February 2023 budget was the least credible assessment of the country’s finances since 1994
The governing party asks voters to ignore its failings and focus on its long-term successes
Mining windfall helped SA’s financial position, but lower revenues and additional spending will delay the end of fiscal consolidation
The under-investment in cash transfers and caring services by the government suggests that many may well fall still further behind
The social development department has been allocated R35.7 billion to fund the extended social relief of distress grant
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
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The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy
The finance ministry confirmed that it is still mulling whether and how to replace the interim measure with a basic income grant
The threshold to qualify for the R350 social relief of distress grant will be raised to R624 from the current R350, but the grant itself remains at R350.
The government needs to cough up for an effective basic income grant if it wants to achieve a 6% GDP growth rate
Threshold changes, uncertainty and language barriers leave people without the meagre lifeline
In its economic survey, the OECD recommends increasing VAT or broadening the base of corporate and personal income taxes to pay for the grant
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change
A long-term basic income relief measure will depend on spending cuts and improved revenue performance, the finance minister said in his guarded words on the subject
Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
A basic income grant could add 0.5% to GDP growth by 2025, according to a report commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
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