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universal basic income

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces

The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism

By Imraan Buccus
SA’s poor urgently need a decent universal basic income grant
Opinion
/ 9 October 2024

SA’s poor urgently need a decent universal basic income grant

The decision to provide a grant of R1 634, the upper bound poverty line, rests in the hands of the elite

By Isobel Frye
Is social security spending too high?
Opinion
/ 3 May 2024

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

By Nomahlubi Jakuja
Our ancestors worked less and had better lives. What are we doing wrong?
Opinion
/ 15 January 2022

Our ancestors worked less and had better lives. What are we doing wrong?

In an age of both untold prosperity and existential crisis, it’s time to rethink work

By Ståle Wig
Income grant: Big bang for a few rand
Opinion
/ 9 October 2021

Income grant: Big bang for a few rand

Corporate South Africa is rolling out the big guns to spike momentum towards a universal basic income grant that threatens to expose their sick graveyard economy

By Guy Oliver
The looting of shops during protests is a greater societal problem than meets the eye
Opinion
/ 13 July 2021

The looting of shops during protests is a greater societal problem than meets the eye

This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty

By Aluwani Chokoe
What lengths would you go to to pay off your debt?
Friday
/ 8 March 2021

What lengths would you go to to pay off your debt?

In this extract, from the anthology Upshot curated by Lauren Beukes, the author imagines rich people and voters at home deciding on his character’s fate

By Bongani Kona

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