[PRESIDENT'S DESK] In 1999 just over 2.5 million people were receiving social grants. Today that number has increased to over 18 million people. Moneyweb HumanRights
We have reached the end of Human Rights Month. It is a time in which we reflect on the sacrifices that were made in the struggle for freedom, but also on the progress, we have made in advancing the human rights of all. The right to social security is explicit in the Bill of Rights. This is an approach that recognises that social security is essential to other rights, including the right to dignity.
According to another recent study by researchers at the University of Cape Town the SRD grant also increased the probability of recipients searching for jobs and gaining employment. Similarly, many participants in the Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative have gone on to find work after they have completed the programme. The school assistants programme has provided opportunities for 750 000 young people to date in over 22 000 schools, reaching every corner of the country.
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