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R350 grant

More tax to come, but no SOE bailouts, as Godongwana juggles public finances to extend R350 grant

Business Maverick

More tax to come, but no SOE bailouts, as Godongwana juggles public finances to extend R350 grant

By Marianne Merten

‘Our country, our future’ — youth demand urgent changes to SA governance to safeguard the nation

South Africa

‘Our country, our future’ — youth demand urgent changes to SA governance to safeguard the nation

By Street Talk

Grandparents spend their pensions to feed entire families as food crisis hits hard in Eastern Cape

South Africa

Grandparents spend their pensions to feed entire families as food crisis hits hard in Eastern Cape

By Estelle Ellis

More than a million people who qualify for the R350 social grant aren’t getting it

South Africa

More than a million people who qualify for the R350 social grant aren’t getting it

By Marecia Damons

Call for Treasury to tax the rich to pay for a Basic Income Grant

South Africa

Call for Treasury to tax the rich to pay for a Basic Income Grant

By Chris Gilili for GroundUp

The Social Relief of Distress grant – where it began and why the state is still dithering on payments

Maverick Citizen

The Social Relief of Distress grant – where it began and why the state is still dithering on payments

By Zukiswa Pikoli

The women on the side of the road – surviving on scrap metal and R350 a month

South Africa

The women on the side of the road – surviving on scrap metal and R350 a month

By Hoseya Jubase & Estelle Ellis

Impoverished Karoo communities in jeopardy as post offices run into financial trouble

South Africa

Impoverished Karoo communities in jeopardy as post offices run into financial trouble

By Estelle Ellis

Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the country

Politics

Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the country

By Mark Heywood