Article: South Africa has run out of options, say economists
South Africa has run out of options, say economists – The Business Tech team “The debate on the social safety net has shifted since the July unrest – and there is now broader agreement that extreme poverty and inequality can lead to future episodes of damaging instability,” say economists at Old Mutual Wealth. In a […]
PowerFM: Isobel Frye speaks on the dire situation of Poverty
Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality. Something needs to change How dire is the situation of poverty? Frye explains that we are in an incredibly serious situation, and that 13 million people were living in hunger before the Social Relief of Distress Grant issuing, 3 million of which being children. Frye also reiterates that unemployment has skyrocketed. […]
SABCnews: Treasury announces a R36.1 billion Social Relief Fund
“If there is a will, we will find a way to find the money.” – Isobel Frye, Director at the Studies in Poverty and inequality Institute. National Treasury has allocated a total of R36 billion to fund all the latest social relief measures announced by government to deal with the impact of COVID-19 and the […]
SAfm: The Talking Point with Isobel Frye and Cathy Mohlahlana
Talks on the President’s Implementation of the R350 SRD grant sparks the Basic Income Grant possibilities “We need to have an urgent humanitarian intervention,” – Isobel Frye The Director of Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute, Isobel Frye, makes mention that the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, should become more flexible in responding to crises, she […]
Newzroom Afrika: Government reintroduces R350 Social Relief Grant, discussion with Isobel Frye and the urgency of a Basic Income Grant
Newzroom Afrika: Government reintroduces R350 Social Relief Grant, discussion with Isobel Frye and the urgency of a Basic Income Grant “This is the time when political will comes forward, the vision that we have for a Decent Standard of Living is affordable and doable.’ – Isobel Frye highlights. Based off of the previous implementation […]
eNCA: R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant, discussion with Isobel Frye
eNCA: R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant, discussion with Isobel Frye “Recognising the magnitude of this response, we hoped it would have been seamless.” – Isobel Frye, Director of the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute adds when interviewed on eNCA about the current SRD (Social relief of Distress) grant being reinstated by government. […]
The Watchdog outlines the need for a Basic Income Grant
The Watchdog outlines the need for a Basic Income Grant The Watchdog SABC news, based on reports from the Institute of Economic Justice, discusses how the basic income grant may be financed by a social security tax, amongst other strategies. Dr. Issac highlights taxing financial transactions, which is a strategy implemented worldwide, where currency […]
Letter: Judith’s Prudence, Daily Maverick
Letter: Judith’s Prudence, Daily Maverick ‘Now is the winter of our discontent…’ Shakespeare: Richard III, spoken by Gloucester ‘Despair is the state we fall into when our imagination fails. When we have no stories that describe the present and guide the future, hope evaporates. Political failure is, in essence, a failure of imagination’ (George Monbiot, […]
New calls for the basic income grant – Cape Talk radio
New calls for the basic income grant – Cape Talk radio “I think it is fair to say now before ever there are signals that the basic income grant is being considered by government.” – Isobel Frye John Maytham of Cape Talk radio, the Afternoon Drive, asked the important questions, to which Isobel responded […]
The Academy of Science in South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Social Policy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), cordially invites you to the webinar outlining Inequality and Poverty
The Academy of Science in South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Social Policy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), cordially invites you to the webinar What must be done if the state is to be capable of poverty and inequality reduction? In the context of […]
