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A Presentation on South Africa's Basic Social Protection Floor to the Special Event on South-South Cooperation

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Vusi Madonsela
2010
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Summary (English)

Mr. Vusi Madonsela (Director General of the Department of Social Development, South Africa) presented during the High level special event South-South dialogue on the Social Protection Floor Initiative (2 February 2010, New York) Africa’s Basic Social Protection Floor. He focused on Pillar 1 of South Africa’s Social Protection Framework: ‘Providing a basic SPF as promoted by the United Nations’. The scope encompasses targeted social assistance, targeted free healthcare, targeted free basic education, universal free basic services (water, electricity and sanitation), public works programmes and a tapestry of free welfare programmes.  He stressed that South-Africa is convinced that a SPF (cash transfers, complemented by basic services, including health and education) will in the fullness of time, brake the cycle of inter-generational transmission of poverty.

Presentation (PowerPoint) South Africa
11.03.2010