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President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets Deputy President David Mabuza at the ANC January 8 rally on Saturday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, to celebrate the party’s 110 years in existence.Image: Alaister Russell
ANC

‘There is a clear need for a basic income grant,’ says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his role as ANC leader, on Saturday emphasised the need for a basic income grant that the government pays to the millions of indigent and unemployed in a country where 46% are without work. Ramaphosa was…

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Women do laundry in Setjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra amidst the pandemic Image: Image: Thulani Mbele
SASSA

Applications for R350 unemployment grant goes live

Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela has urged people who do not qualify for the Covid-19 grant not to apply. The Covid-19 social grant is scheduled to go live at 12 noon on Monday, allowing those who have no income to apply for the R350…

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