"If the recent unrest in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has shown us anything, it is that it has never been more urgent to...

"The fact that dignified people are more productive is at the epicentre of this issue, yet it is tough to be dignified when you...

By Nkateko Chauke of Studies and Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) On November 11, The Social Protection advertising supplement in the Mail & Guardian...

Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) – an independent research think tank that focuses on generating new knowledge, information and analysis in the...

The latest issue of the SADC Basic Income Grant Newsletter is Out. There are new and exciting developments, news,  recommended readings and forthcoming events...

The latest SADC Basic Income Grant Campaign Newsletter June Issue is out. Click here for more.  

The latest issue of the SADC BIG Campaign Newsletter is out. Click here for more

Social Protection has never been as important as it is now in Southern Africa. We at the Secretariat are excited about the call for...

Despite high levels of mineral resources that exist in most countries within SADC, SADC states are characterised by high levels of poverty and some...

30 June 2015                                          ...

by Gunnel Axelsson Nycander, International Policy Adviser, Church of Sweden   The SPII report SADC Poverty alongside mineral wealth: The case for a universal...

Dear Friends of SPII and the SADC- BIG As we draw to the end of 2014, we want to thank you for your ongoing...