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Hearings on poverty will take the people’s grievances to the corridors of power, writes Patrick Burnett.
Budget coalition: Poor more in need of tax breaks
The 2008 national budget took a "business as usual" approach in failing to carry through President Thabo Mbeki’s commitment to change all South Africans’ lives for the better,…
Budget coalition calls for basic income grant
The People’s Budget Coalition has reiterated its call for a basic income grant as part of its national budget wish list. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel tables the national budget…