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Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant has been ensuring the realisation of the right to food for about 11 million people and their dependents every month. But recent food price hikes and a rise in inflation raise concerns about how much food they are able to buy.
We – the youth – have addressed this memorandum to you and to every public servant and official who administers the functions of our state and its institutions. We hope that you will receive this document in good faith and expect that our concerns will be addressed and acted upon timeously and with the vigour and impetus needed to truly transform our society into one which serves all who live in it.
Hundreds of young people marched to the Unions Buildings on Youth Day to hand over a memorandum that voices a series of concerns faced by South African youth.
Young experts say a collaboration between government, institutions of higher learning and consultations with youth is the best approach to curb youth unemployment in South Africa. Young activists, meanwhile, are demanding that government prioritise the creation of green and sustainable jobs in...
Less money for public schools and health care, but tax breaks for corporates and individual taxpayers