'We need a basic income now for 18 – 59-year-olds who are without a stable income, to receive a basic grant from the state,' said Vavi.
Vavi said, with the local government elections done, pots of the unemployed remain empty and money put aside for local government was being slashed
Previously, SA Communist Party leader Blade Nzimande called on the government to convert the social relief of distress grant into a “universal basic income guarantee”.
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