• "Social welfare blues"
• "Devising developmental welfare"
• "Tracing destructive trail of virus"
• "Grant for child care would truly help poor"
• "Civil society bodies call for income grant
• "Government can afford income grant"

• "Arms Spending Condemned"
• "You're under-taxed, believe it or not"
• 'A free lunch with a catch'
• "Don't be small about BIG"
• "Aids adds to poverty Spiral"

• "`Werk nóú; oplossing is daar' Maar steeds verskille oor hoe armoede uitgewis moet word "

• "Lae lone sal nie help om werk
  te behou minister"

• "South Africa can afford a Basic Income Grant "

• "Grants help destitute spring the poverty trap"  

• "Step in the right direction"

• People's budget' campaign begins

• Opening remarks by Dr Zola Skweyiya,
  Minister for Social Development,
  at the launch of the report on the
  economic and social impact of social
  grants

• "Women bear burden of free trade"
• "Political will to raise taxes can
  finance BIG"

Journal articles

Abstract:Severe poverty persists in South Africa in spite of the country's existing social security programmes. Most of the poor live in households that receive no social security benefits at all, and the rest remain poor in spite of the benefits they receive. One of the major causes of the social security system's inability to secure adequate social protection is the low rate of take-up of these programmes. Extremely poor individuals are likely to fail in large numbers to qualify for a grant with a complicated and expensive means test and application process. Social security reform that fails to address the structural problem of low take-up is unlikely to yield substantial social benefits. A universal basic income grant, provided as an entitlement and without a means test, will more readily reach the poorest population. By removing the stigma that labels the recipient as "poor", the grant bolsters economic support without draining psychological resources. Its universal nature addresses the problem of low take-up, and dispensing with the means test lowers the cost of accessing the grant to both government and beneficiaries. Providing the grant as a fundamental right reduces arbitrary discretion, minimising opportunities for corruption. The basic income grant enables the social security system to reduce the poverty gap by 74%. The basic income grant also supports economic growth through facilitating the accumulation of human and social capital, and job creation, and bolstering aggregate demand in the economy. A well-managed basic income grant programme is affordable and consistent with fiscal responsibility.

Samson, M. 2002. "HIV/AIDS and poverty in households with children suffering from malnutrition: The role of social security in Mount Frere". South African Journal of Economics. Volume 70.

Abstract:The Mount Frere Area in the Eastern Cape suffers one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in South Africa as well as one of the poorest take-up rates for the Child Support Grant. This case study explores how HIV/AIDS and other long-term chronic illnesses together with extreme poverty affect households with children suffering from severe malnutrition. It examines the role of social security in supporting or failing to support these households as they cope with the impact of HIV/AIDS.