Social Protection
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Social Grants get R292.8bn boost
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high…
AI must serve labour, not subjugate it, G20 labour group says
Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection
Mid-term budget: Godongwana maintains line on austerity
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has doubled down on the government’s fiscal consolidation efforts by reducing spending from 28.6% of GDP in the 2023-24 financial year to 27.6%…
‘Decent work’ could create a thriving construction industry in South Africa
Here are four pillars that employers, workers and the public can play a role in upholding to ensure the sector is safer and more productive
Austerity budget unpacked
The finance minister has said it’s not an austerity project. But the numbers and economists disagree