A new leaked report shows support for a basic income grant in South Africa; water and sanitisation rates in South Africa compared; the ANC has been urged to retrench staff; and Zuma in a final push to have his corruption case stayed.
: In South Africa, there have been 3,342 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total reported to 3,603,856. Deaths have reached 95,022 , while recoveries have climbed to 3,443,535, leaving the country with a balance of 65,299 active cases. The total number of vaccines administered is 29,812,348.A new report from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s advisory council has been leaked, showing strong support for a basic income grant in the country. This follows a report last week, with the opposite message.
The party’s NEC reportedly debated its ‘bloated’ staff contingent, particularly ‘ghost workers’ that were placing a significant burden on the payroll. The party has repeatedly failed to pay its workers on time – if at all – and has faced go-slows and strike action as a result. Party insiders have argued that many workers have done nothing since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and are sitting at home drawing a salary.
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