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The official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), said it does not support a permanent expansion of the grant system at this stage.
BASIC INCOME GRANT

R350 grant: A ticket into the labour market — report

The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Awaiting punters: Although there was some narrowing of the gap between men and women between April and June, women have still experienced greater job losses during the pandemic. The gender pay gap among the poor also widened during this period. (Michele Spatari/AFP)
CORONAVIRUS

‘Startling’ bounce-back for SA’s labour market — Nids-Cram survey

A new data release shows that employment may have reached pre-Covid-19 levels. Still, many who’ve lost their jobs have not managed to get back to work

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Rejection: Lawrence Mashiyane, 26, (left) applied for 135 jobs this year but didn’t get one of them, so, rather than be frustrated, he decided to return to university to do his post-graduate degree. (Paul Botes/M&G)
COVID 19

Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars

Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces

  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
7 min read
Awaiting punters: Although there was some narrowing of the gap between men and women between April and June, women have still experienced greater job losses during the pandemic. The gender pay gap among the poor also widened during this period. (Michele Spatari/AFP)
COVID 19

Covid-19 jobs unlikely to bounce back

Evidence suggests that job losses triggered by the lockdown may be long lasting

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read