2024 Elections I Analysing political party promises about the basic income grant: Siyanda Baduza

More than half of South Africa's population lives in poverty and millions depend on social grants for their livelihood.
In an effort to find out how political parties contesting in this year's elections will tackle the question of basic income grant post elections, the Universal Basic Income Grant Coalition launched a scorecard this week.
It found that out of the 19 parties analysed, 10 have committed to expanding their social protection floor, and five have committed to a basic income grant or a universal basic income.
To talk more about the findings of the Universal basic income policy scorecard, we are joined in the studio by Siyanda Baduza, Basic Income Researcher: Institute for Economic Justice.
Good morning.
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[@neilcoleman5213]

Brilliant interview by Siyanda Baduza! Clear and concise. This is going to be a major issue in these elections. Getting income into people's hands is the quickest and most effective way to combat hunger and poverty. This must be combined with longer-term solutions to diversify the economy and create jobs.

[@luthando8285]

Absolutely true. Things will get really interesting once we start speaking about the broader policy of Universal Basic Needs for all citizens regardless of economic background.

[@luthando8285]

This is a great argument for true Universal Basic Income. It's time for South Africa to join the New World Order and put policies in place that cater to the basic needs of the people.

[@ChristineCircelli-go2yw]

South Africa native Elon Musk should fund the program!

[@damien5859]

Aah yes the easy way out, make more grants instead of addressing the issues.

[@sahiphopNETWORK]

is that why the richest countries in the world have grants, because its the easy way out

[@janmoolman]

​@@sahiphopNETWORKYES!

[@happytape307]

That's why they don't want to work.

[@damien5859]

@@sahiphopNETWORK The easy way out is referring to our government implementing grants as a band aide instead of creating solutions. Your own statement betrays you as you yourself sed the richest nations in the world whom can actually afford it. In SA we have 19 million people living off of grants already.

[@sahiphopNETWORK]

@@damien5859 so you think that they waited untill they were rich and then implemented, grants or they implimented grants to stimulate their economy whiles working on the meansto become rich, but i gas you would prefere the econmy collapse

[@supermanonemillion7222]

*It's so easy for you people to talk about grants that grants come from tax payers we only got 7 million of them to feed 28 million people plus ( ANC cannot pay salaries they cannot even sustain the NHI yet you people on this show want grants for the people ( Let the people get jobs get away from grants let the people sustain themselves*