ARTICLE: Time to bring a court case to fight for the introduction of a Basic Income Grant ?
In his most recent Family Meeting on 25 July, President Ramaphosa addressed SA on the various steps taken to solve the energy crisis and renew faith in the leadership of the country. Earlier on the same day, his weekly missive, From The Desk of the President tried to answer why we have not been able to conclude a national social compact.
ARTICLE: The R350 Grant, Bread, and Freedom
In 2009, the UN National Assembly declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day, President Mandela’s birthday. Across the world on this day, people undertake to do something to change society to honour the years of personal sacrifice of Madiba.
ARTICLE: Introduce the BIG Idea Mr President, the Time is Now
President Cyril Ramaphosa epitomises the empowered elite, a person who is at ease among the historically privileged. Yet Ramaphosa is also a leader who has promoted pro-poor administrative acts such as the R350 grant
PODCAST: Executive Director Isobel Frye with Lincoln Mali & Lerato Mbele – Can SA Sustain the Social Grants System?
With unemployment at 46.6%, it’s no surprise millions rely on welfare & our debate takes place surrounding SA’s Social Grant System.
Riding the Coal Dividend – Article by Isobel Frye
Quite unexpectedly, coal is currently king as the war in the Ukraine leaves Europe scrambling to meet its energy needs after aggressor Russia threatened to disrupt its historic gas supply.
Budgeting for Change
Budgeting for Change promotional video as SPII, going through the spheres and structures of government and municipality.
Horrifying Failure by State Sounds No Alarm – Isobel Frye
The utter disregard shown by the state towards the poor in South Africa reached a new low this month. The failure of the state to pay the Social Relief of Distress Grant, better known as the R350 grant, for two months is a policy marker that evidences the refusal of the government to meet its […]
Basic Income can help people take control of their own lives. – The RSA
AIDC Analytical Paper: The Budget, Social Security and the Basic Income Grant Alternative Synopsis – Isobel Frye
The introduction of a universal cash transfer, a Basic Income Grant, has been hotly contested as a policy option to address vulnerability and social and
economic and political exclusion of working age people and their households in South Africa for over ten years. In this paper we begin with a review of current spending on social assistance in South Africa.
Can we afford NOT to have a BIG in South Africa? – Podcast
In this episode, Guy Standing, internationally renown expert and widely published author on BIG speaks to Duma and Isobel about his experience as advisor to President Mandela on labour market issues, as well as his view that South Africa CANNOT afford not to have a Universal Basic Income Grant.
