NEDLAC Community Constituency: Submission to Government on the Extension of Covid- 19 Social Cash Transfer Grants to the end of the Fiscal Year (31 March 2021
Covid- 19 is a global pandemic whose advent was unpredicted and whose impact unprecedented.
The impact threatens our social, economic and political well-being.
Youth Unemployment: How Do We Diffuse a Ticking Time Bomb?
Young people in South Africa continue to face unemployment and Poverty. Danita Hingston from Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute joins EWN senior reporter Nthakoana Ngatane in a round table to discuss youth unemployment: How do we diffuse a ticking time bomb?
Universal Basic Income in South Africa: Perspectives from Private Sector and Civil Society
The global pandemic has exposed an underlying gap which exists in South Africa and has stressed the need for a basic income grant due to the lack of income support for unemployed people aged 15-59 and low-income households.
Leaving No One Behind While Building Back Better
As part of the famous annual Gothenburg Book Fair Global Square listen to conversations on 24 September between Ugo Gentilini of the World Bank and Ulrika Modeer talk about post- Covid – 19 policies globally and Isobel Frye of SPII and Carina Jamtin, head of SIDA, talk about vulnerabilities and government responses in Africa and […]
ACT Ubumbano Learning Hub #5
Community voice, human dignity, and the demand for a Basic Income Grant. Monday, 14 September 2020, ACT Ubumbano hosted a webinar to reflect on how community voices are being amplified in the calling for a universal basic income grant. The discussion was led by the Director of SPII, Isobel Frye, and Skhumbuzo Zuma from Church […]
Calls for Government to Make Relief Measures Permanent
Basic Income Grant could be a massive game changer which transforms South Africa’s social security system and could be a key contributor to lifting millions of people out of poverty. JOHANNESBURG – Some NGO’s want the government to make the Covid-19 emergency relief measures permanent from October, especially the one that allows citizens aged 18-59 […]
Chris Hani Institute – Political Economy Series: Universal Basic Income Guarantee
The global pandemic sparks interest around the concept of a universal basic income grant in SA and calls for implementations to be intensified following the outbreak of Covid-19. A recent webinar hosted by the Chris Hani Institute brings together a panel of experts to discuss universal basic income guarantee Source: CHI – YouTube
Social Protection in South Africa: Building back better post-COVID-19 – Webinar
Isobel Frye, Director of SPII, in a panel discussion about how South Africa’s social protection system can “build back better” after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted, to ensure that all citizens and residents realise their constitutional right to appropriate and adequate social security, not just during national disasters but at all times. View Webinar Report
Challenges, Costs and Important Learnings From the Covid-19 Pandemic
Isobel Frye, Director of SPII, was invited by the Church of Sweden to unpack the challenges, costs and important learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has affected South Africa. Source: Svenska kyrkan – vimeo
Think Big – Basic Income Grant Needs to Be About More Than Just Food, Say Researchers
The idea of a basic income grant is a response to the failure of government to create jobs, says an expert. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu announced government was considering the introduction of a basic income grant. Another expert welcomed the idea of a basic income grant, saying government needs to find a way to […]
