Universal Basic Income
latest news & developments
Future of SRD grant uncertain, treasury says
The Universal Basic Income Coalition said the government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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