Monday, June 6, 2022
Market closures and lockdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic; droughts and floods accelerated by climate change; conflict-induced displacement and locust disruptions to harvests; and now the food and fuel price increases triggered by...
Monday, March 21, 2022
Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait announced these procedures shortly following the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) decision to raise the key interest rates by 1 percent.
The procedures include an allocation of EGP 2.7 billion to include 450,000 new...
Friday, March 18, 2022
Since South Africa adopted its post-apartheid constitution in 1996, the country has made important strides in realising the right to social security and in reducing poverty and inequality.
Policies, legislation and administrative infrastructure have...
Friday, January 28, 2022
Social protection programmes to help farmers become more resilient aren’t just safety nets, but can help them make investments and meaningfully engage in markets, says the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
The views, thoughts and opinions...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
“This should provide the much-needed income support to cushion against the economic hardship occasioned by the advent of Covid-19 pandemic for the 18- 59 years.” The R350 social relief of distress grant is set to conclude at the end of March 2022.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that African tax and social-benefit systems are currently ill-equipped to protect households from sudden income losses. Meaningful progress will require policymakers to reduce the size of the informal sector and improve...
Thursday, November 4, 2021
There has been a furious response from several research and lobbying organisations to rumours of a reform of the welfare system in South Africa. Apparently, the South African government is considering a local version of the Bolsa Familia, the Brazilian...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on economies, the need for a human-centred recovery from the crisis by nations has been emphasised. The human-centred approach, experts said, should be based on inclusive economic growth and employment,...
Monday, November 1, 2021
Members of the Ugandan Parliament sitting on the Committees of Budget and Gender, Labour and Social Development want government to increase social protection expenditure to at least 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Our funding to social protection is...
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Social protection is a right for the federal government and not a token or favour. The last 18 months have been difficult for families and communities across the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vision of equality and inclusion as...