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A new report into a basic income grant challenges the widespread view that South Africa cannot afford such a programme, suggesting that in fact it could boost the economy.
Universal Basic Income Coalition activists say that millions of poor people are still not receiving their Social Relief of Distress grants. The activists say their submissions and recommendations to the government have fallen on deaf ears.