SIR — Jasson Urbach claims (Business Day, September 4) that the introduction of the national minimum wage in Germany had “adverse consequences” and cost...

SPII supports the peaceful protestors who are demonstrating their anger and frustration at the state of our economy and the crisis of governance that...

Ebrahim Gangat chats to Isobel Frye, a director at Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII )

The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute strongly condemns the xenophobic attacks and incitement of violence against immigrants and foreign nationals in South Africa,...

Debate about the budget should be based on the real human rights issues that people across the country are facing. The Constitution requires that...

Implementing a meaningful  national minimum wage is the start of a national solution to poverty alleviation, Writes Isobel Frye; AMONG the fall-out of the...

By Isobel Levels of poverty and inequality in South Africa are unacceptably high, whether from a perspective of economic sustainability, social justice, or adherence...

  2016 has been a momentous year in relation to wage policy in South Africa,specifically as we see the progress reached on the negotiations...

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

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By Nurina Allly and Daniel McLaren 29 July 2016 Western Cape and Gauteng achieved the highest matric pass-rates last year. But did you know...

As the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) marks the first ten years of its existence, we celebrate a decade of research, advocacy,...