JOHANNESBURG - The R350 social grant should be increased to R1,500.
That’s the plea by the ANC Youth League.
Its president Collen Malatji says unemployed graduates should also be given a monthly grant of R4,500.
Malatji was speaking at the Youth League’s 79th birthday celebrations in KwaMhlanga.
"We are calling upon the ANC-led government to increase and introduce an unemployment grant.
"We are saying while young people are still looking for opportunities, there must be a grant that is provided for them to be able move around and look for those opportunities," Malatji said.
"While we are still looking for solutions, the R350 must be increased to R1,500 until those issues are resolved.
"Unemployed graduates must be paid R4,500 a month, the youth looking for other opportunities must be paid R1,500 a month until the unemployment [issues] are resolved."