On the one hand, the ANC have presided over 14 years of consecutive economic growth and totally defied those who predicted collapse; electricity now reaches 80 % of the population; 65 % of five year olds are enrolled at school, and social welfare assistance has increased four-fold. (nextleft.org)
Those reforms also seem to have reduced, though they have certainly not eliminated, the marriage penalty for low - income families, as a single woman now must enter the workforce to receive welfare assistance. (educationnext.org)
I do wish there were more programs or more effective programs of bridging the gap between welfare assistance and getting back on your feet — think about how great it makes people feel to provide for themselves and their family on their own? (thecollegeinvestor.com)