Abstract:
The paper analyses shortcomings of low economic growth that affects poverty alleviation and job
creation in South Africa. After the 27 years of democracy, the South African government is still struggling to
alleviate poverty within its unequal income societies. There is a massive gap of poverty imbalances between
South African families especially the poor and marginalised who were previously disadvantaged by the apartheid
system. The South African government introduced Grants for Old Age Pensioners, Children Support grants,
Disability under the Department of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA, 1996). These are basic income
grants introduced post 1994 to reduce poverty for the senior citizens, children from poor families and children
whom their biological parents have passed on and the disabilities. After the apartheid era in South Africa, the
grant for basic income was the main strategy to reduce poverty mostly from previously disadvantaged families
being black, Indians and Coloureds South Africans. In the view of current government economic situation,
this paper intends to analyse the shortcomings of South African government on economic growth for poverty
alleviation and job creation. The exploring of literature review will thus address the existing shortcoming of
government economic growth on poverty alleviation and job creation that seeks to address previous economic
injustice. The unemployment remains a major challenge in South Africa. Job creation is declining after the
tragedic strike of covid-19 pandemic. This paper conclude that the government’s fight against poverty and
job creation will depend on the government’s fight against corruption, deportation of illegal immigrants, build
institutions and open the apartheid-built factories which were closed post-1994 to operate and centralise
tenders to public works to create jobs.
Description:
Journal articles published in the 6th International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives (IPADA), 06-08 October 2021, Virtual Conference.