A newly proposed bill could change recruitment practices and salary transparency across the country, with significant implications for employers and employees.

On the other hand, South Africa is good at cash transfers. And it has a relatively efficient tax system. Benefits and risks Basic income for poor workers comes with many economic and social benefits.

South Africa has some of the worst income inequality in the world. Its unemployment rate, meanwhile, is over 30%. But some South African politicians think they have a solution: universal basic income.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, basic income support had been on the policy agenda in South Africa for at least two decades, since the Taylor Committee in 2001. The pandemic made existing ...

A woman in Mzansi showcased the school principal's salary in a TikTok video that went viral. People in Mzansi slammed the payslip as "peanuts" in their reactions.

South Africa's top political party has proposed a social safety net that's been called the first national universal basic income (UBI) program. Experts say that's a gross exaggeration.

The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic ...

It is the necessary foundation for a prosperous economy. South Africa can boost inclusive growth and equality by investing in its people. A well-functioning basic education system is crucial for ...

The South African Police Service receives over 927,000 applications for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme, with only 5,500 spots available. Just 0.6% of hopefuls will be accepted as ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country’s per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65.