Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track

Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering

The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start

Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund

Measures need to lay the foundations of a new economy and society post the pandemic

In a statement, the fund emphasised that all businesses with workers, “from spaza shops to hair salons” who are registered with the UIF can apply for this relief

The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively

The extent and length of the journey depend on a few factors, but a hard landing seems unavoidable

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19

The finance minister will brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an R500-billion package of economic measures aimed at addressing challenges facing…

The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank

In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF