ANALYSIS Hope or hopelessness? The factors influencing South Africa’s political near future 4 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT Jobs alone do not create equality or end poverty, says Thuli Madonsela 3 min 8 By Zukiswa Pikoli
BUSINESS MAVERICK Unemployment jumps to record 34.4% as formal sector bleeds 3 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana and Sasha Planting
ANALYSIS Lindiwe Zulu’s contrarian move could be a sign of new ANC factional fights to come 6 min 44 By Stephen Grootes
THE BIG QUESTION SA needs income support for 18- to 59-year-olds and Treasury can afford it, say experts 5 min 0 By An Wentzel
OP-ED What can be done now to ameliorate poverty, unemployment and inequality? 9 min 1 By Bruce Baigrie, Maxine Bezuidenhout, Jonathan Cannard, Jaco Oelofson, Jeff Rudin and Keamogetswe Seipato
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED Mothers need help and support if they are to breastfeed their babies for an optimal time 4 min 0 By Chantell Witten
OP-ED Averting South Africa’s political crisis: Will the basic income grant cut it? 4 min 1 By Gugu Resha
Maverick Citizen: Tuesday Editorial Bricks, mortar and mielie meal – not more words 5 min 0 By Mark Heywood
THE AFTERMATH Food insecurity and unemployment need to be tackled on an urgent basis, Women’s Peace Table is told 3 min 0 By Sandisiwe Shoba
THE AFTERMATH Budget Justice Coalition demands that government demonstrate real commitment to socioeconomic rights and the rule of law 6 min 0 By Zita Hansungule, Daniel McLaren, Tabitha Paine, Samantha Waterhouse
STATE RELIEF BIG is best: Civil society campaign highlights urgency of basic income grant after recent looting 4 min 6 By Rebecca Davis
MAVERICK CITIZEN Civil society calls for reinstatement of Social Relief of Distress grant and unconditional Basic Income Grant 6 min 1 By Julia Evans
GROUNDUP 20 years later government still ‘discussing’ Basic Income Grant with no plan in sight 3 min 3 By Marecia Damons
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED Loss of 1.4m jobs proves ‘recovery’ is more myth than fact 4 min 0 By Dominic Brown and Greg Dor
Maverick Citizen: NIDS-CRAM Wave 3 report Jobs bounce-back returns millions to work but more people hungry as grants end 4 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
NIDS-CRAM Wave 3 More than two million jobs returned when lockdown eased in 2020 – but hunger persists 3 min 0 By Nic Spaull
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED South Africa’s time for a basic income grant has come – but the ANC is still apprehensive and non-committal 4 min 0 By Courtney Hallink
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED Time to give: Government must increase and extend, not terminate, its social relief grant 5 min 1 By Natasha Vally and Shaeera Kalla
