ANALYSIS: Treasury faces high-stakes battle on the road to social safety net grant reform

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-10-29T00:02:49.000Z · Politics

South Africa operates one of the largest social assistance systems in the developing world, with the ‘social wage’ accounting for more than 60% of government expenditure. Of course, there will be resistance to any change.

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