Basic income grant could drive South Africans to emigrate, study says
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Implementing a basic income grant in South Africa, which has been ranked as the world’s most unequal nation, would slow economic growth and likely lead to the emigration of taxpayers, Intellidex said in a study ..read more
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | A silver lining: Hope, despite SA's dark times
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It's been a tough few weeks for South Africans. with load shedding and increasing fuel prices. Is there still reason to believe in the country ..read more
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ANALYSIS | Hein Marais: A universal basic income is both essential and risky
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There is a possibility that, once in place, a Universal Basic Income could become politically too costly to abandon but fiscally too expensive to sustain, writes Hein Marais ..read more
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Oscar van Heerden | In a country of catastrophes, let's be the revolutionaries
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At a time when our young democracy is imploding and is unable to deal with various catastrophes, we need to be the revolutionaries we once were, writes Oscar van Heerden ..read more
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Poor education and wealth disparity perpetuates
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Children born into poor families inherit poverty and pass it on from one generation to the next, as there are no mechanisms in place for them to escape the poverty cycle, experts have said ..read more
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Black Sash is taking govt to court to overturn means test for R350 grant
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The Black Sash has launched a court application to overturn regulations that stipulate that anyone with an income of more than R350 may not receive the R350 grant. The means test will exclude millions of poor people, it said on Thursday ..read more
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OPINION | Webster Zambara: There's no reconciliation in abject poverty, unemployment and inequality
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Many of the country's youth continue to struggle with the infamous triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality bedevilling South Africa today. Webster Zambara argues that a proper transitional justice process is needed in order to heal and equalise society ..read more
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OPINION | Mabutho Shangase: An ongoing array of news events distracts us from what really matters
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A continuous flow of events in South Africa deflects from our economic and social issues, meaning they will remain stubbornly intact, argues Mabutho Shangase ..read more
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Alex Lenferna | Remove those in power who deny the urgency of the climate crisis
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Alex Lenferna argues that the effect of climate change has been devastating, making the country poorer and unequal, and if we fail to act, it could worsen, undoing our country's already fragile developmental progress ..read more
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Thuli Khumalo | A climate resilient transition requires bold steps, action and social consensus
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Achieving a social compact around a just and climate-resilient transition will be difficult for some, particularly the workers and communities whose livelihoods are tied to fossil fuel industries and those who endure the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment, and inequality, writes Thuli Khumalo ..read more
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