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The MTBPS stresses that there are already 18.3 million citizens who receive one or another form of welfare grant. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Social welfare: Investment not debt, taxation and consumption

A rebuttal to Colin Coleman’s remarks at the National Investment Dialogue suggests South Africa certainly has a debt problem

  • Isaah Mhlanga
12 min read
There’s no easy solution to youth unemployment but a wage subsidy would be a good start.
BUSINESS

Give youth wage subsidy a chance

A subsidy won’t cost older workers their jobs, but will create new posts at a relatively low cost.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
WAGE DISPUTES

Many facets to proposed youth wage subsidy

The debate over youth wage subsidies has heated up since the ANC decided to support it.

  • Letters
1 min read