Foods in the trollies of families living on low incomes continue to increase. Families are spending more on food and many have to borrow money to buy this food. Hunger and nutritional deprivation is deepening. Questions are raised regarding the adequacy of Government’s interventions to help South Africans during the pandemic. Covid-19 Research Report…
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Report based on latest data as at the 23rd April, which may be of some value in getting a sense of how South Africans, living on low incomes, are experiencing food prices and the lockdown during Covid-19 and what women are thinking about the weeks ahead. Includes analysis of CSG top-up. Covid-19: Research Paper –…
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This short paper includes observations from the supermarket floor, the waiting lines, the street, the spaza shop, the taxi, the home, the kitchen, the plate and the stomach. Covid-19: Observations from the supermarket floor
Media statement covers food price spikes, DTI Disaster Management Regulations, omissions in DTI Regulations, observations from the supermarket floor, and important public health message. Food prices & public health messages in a time of Covid-19
In the Budget Speech Minister Mboweni said that “The child support grant will increase by R20 to R445 per month.” But … the child support grant is currently valued at R430 a month. A R20 increase on R430 raises the child support grant to R450. Budget 2020: Child support grant
The resource below includes our latest household affordability data for February 2020 and STATSSA’s latest jobs data. We will be assessing Budget 2020 based on its impact on household affordability and the socio-economic situation households living on low-incomes experience. Budget 2020
The Minister of Employment and Labour has gazetted a 3,8% increase for South Africa’s National Minimum Wage for 2020, to be instituted on 1 March 2020. The 3,8% is lower than the 5% recommended by the National Minimum Wage Commission. For a General Worker, currently on an R20 hourly rate, the 3,8% increases the hourly…
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Every month government injects ±R6,2bn directly into the economy through the instrument of the old-age grant. ±3,5 million pensioners receive this money directly into their pockets and spend every cent of this money directly in the economy. At least once a month every economic hub in South Africa is boosted. Economic activity flourishes. Across South…
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Commission’s recommendation for a 5% increase in the National Minimum Wage will deepen the economic crisis and worker poverty. The National Minimum Wage [NMW] was introduced in January 2019 to improve the wages of millions of the lowest paid workers and protect workers from unreasonably low wages. The NMW was set at R20 an hour…
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That ‘’Janu-worry’’ has entered the national lexicon is an indication that the household affordability crisis is no longer solely a working-class issue. More households are struggling to make ends meet and this struggle is getting harder. The January 2020 Household Affordability Index shows dramatic spikes in food prices. Month-on-month the cost of the…
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