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South Africa: Discussions On Mooted Universal Income Grant 'In Early Stages'
SAnews.gov.za, 24 July 2020
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says discussions on the mooted Basic Income Grant beyond October are in early stages. Read more »
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Africa: COVID-19 a Huge Hit to African Economic Growth - Free Trade Can Soften the Blow
Daily Maverick, 15 July 2020
Intra-African trade is likely to mitigate the continent's susceptibility to the vagaries of global economic uncertainty. It is disappointing that intra-African trade is still less… Read more »
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South Africa: Put Down the Hammer - Govt Must Urgently Lower VAT to Save the Economy
Daily Maverick, 15 July 2020
Businesses in South Africa need rapid relief - as do consumers - and yet issues around tax rates were not thoroughly dealt with in the Adjustment Budget. It is critical that… Read more »
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South Africa: Counting COVID-19's Economic Cost
New Frame, 15 July 2020
The first estimates of how the coronavirus has impacted livelihoods have arrived and the data is harrowing, showing women and lower-income black earners are disproportionately… Read more »
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South Africa: Over Four Million Social Relief Grant Applications Approved
SAnews.gov.za, 14 July 2020
A total of 4 424 720 applications for Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant have been approved. Read more »
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South Africa: Basic Income Grant On the Table for South Africa's Unemployed Poor
Daily Maverick, 14 July 2020
As South Africa weathers the storm of increased hunger, poverty and unemployment during the pandemic, the government has announced its intention to introduce a Basic Income Grant… Read more »
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South Africa: Over 400 Doctors to Assist With Disability Grant Applications
SAnews.gov.za, 13 July 2020
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has appointed 465 doctors around the country to assist with the assessment of grant applications by people with disabilities. Read more »
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South Africa: Mining Output Decline Slows to Almost 30 Percent
Daily Maverick, 15 July 2020
After very limited operations in April, South Africa's mining sector underwent a gradual reboot in May. The result was that production in the sector that month "only" fell 30%… Read more »
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South Africa: COVID-19 - Be Money Wise
SAnews.gov.za, 14 July 2020
With many South Africans struggling to keep their heads above water given the financial challenges brought on by COVID-19, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) has reminded… Read more »
Govt Readies Basic Income Grant for South Africa's Unemployed
As the nation's economy faces the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has announced its intention to introduce a Basic Income Grant for unemployed non-grant recipients between the ages of 18 and 59. This comes as a total of 4 424 720 applications for Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant were approved and amid rolling power cuts from energy utility Eskom, a rescue plan for embattled airliner South African Airways and decreased mining output.
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As France's COVID-19 pandemic subsides and South Africa enters the eye of the storm, Paris is planning to donate medical supplies and equipment to this country to help it fight the ... Read more »
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The Department of Public Enterprises has urged pilots to accept South African Airways' voluntary severance packages. This comes as a majority of the embattled airliner's creditors ... Read more »
