Last month, Stats SA released an updated Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2021.
The report shows an increase in the number of unemployed people in SouthAfricato an all-time high of 32.6%.
PresidentCyril Ramaphosastated that the government is considering whether or not implementing the grant is practical, according toCapeTalk.
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The unemployment rate according to the expanded definition increased to 43.2% in the first quarter.
Source: Briefly News
Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
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Blade Nzimande says the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant can be the starting point of the universal basic income grant. Image: Stephane de SakutinSource: Getty Images
She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.
She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.
She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.
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