A national minimum wage is a powerful tool to break the poverty cycle

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

End poverty in a BIG way

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

Education funding formula needs to be fixed – Part two in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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...

The debate on national minimum wages in South Africa

Last week in a twitter debate, former Reserve Bank governor, Tito Mboweni, said that no worker in South Africa should earn less than R3,000...

Welfare Kids’ Funeral Cover Pits Insurers Against S. Africa

By Franz Wild andThembisile Augustine Dzonzi Sanlam Ltd. and Lion of Africa Assurance Co. are among insurers whose sale of funeral policies for children on...

Zero minimum wage equals maximum shame

By Angelo BUsiness is serving its own interests at the expense of the country by stalling on fair pay, writes Angelo Louw The introduction...

Department blindsides miners with new charter –

The newly revised mining charter calls for a perpetual minimum of 26% black ownership per mining right. The revision of the charter was made...

Minimum Wage Debate

“The National Minimum Wage clearly has advocates and nay-sayers.  What is interesting about the following article is that despite the positive content in the...

Will minimum wage reduce inequality in south Africa

SPII participated at the recently held debate hosted by Rethink Africa on the Minimum wage date in South Africa. Other stakeholders on the panel...