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Challenges, Costs and Important Learnings From the Covid-19 Pandemic

Isobel Frye, Director of SPII, was invited by the Church of Sweden to unpack the challenges, costs and important learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic...

Rewired: Can South Africa afford not to implement a BIG?

Can we afford NOT to have a BIG in South Africa? — Pilots, multipliers and Covid- recovery stimulus - let the evidence lead Guy...

Rewired: Does South Africa need more Austerity or a Fiscal Stimulus?

Does South Africa need more Austerity or a Fiscal Stimulus? — Can SA Reimagine Fiscal Policy in the wake of the Covid-19 depression? Busi...

Rewired: Monetary policy shibboleths and sacred cows

Monetary policy shibboleths and sacred cows — Understanding how past bad orthodox monetary policies must change Owen Willcox | Oxford Policy Management In this...

Rewired: What is the BIG idea?

What is the BIG idea? — The Idea whose time has come Ravi Naidoo In this episode Isobel and Duma talk to Ravi Naidoo,...

The Impact of Poverty On The Youth and Social Cohesion

Play Podcast Listen to Isobel Frye, Director of SPII, talking about the impact of poverty on the youth and social cohesion on Channel...

A Life Without Struggle In SA Is Achievable

In among all the numbers, we have lost sight of dignity, and our value and worth as human beings. Poverty and inequality are the...

A Basic Income Grant Could Be The Key To Uplifting Millions Out Of Poverty

Introducing a basic income grant, or ‘Freedom Dividend’, of R1,000 a month will help those who are unemployed and bring minimum-wage earners’ incomes closer...

Grand Dreams Of Going Boldly Into The Future Mean Little When Millions Go To Bed Hungry

Hunger does not allow for a decent life. Hunger prevents children from optimal development and learning and prevents adults from being fully productive members...

ANALYSING THE ECONOMICS IN THE SONA

https://spii.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ANALYSING-THE-ECONOMICS-IN-THE-SONA.mp3 Eusebius had a robust debate with policy and economic experts Duma Gqubule , Busisiwe Radebe and Isobel Frye about the economic data and...

Pre- SONA 2019 Media Release on Gender Based Violence

FEMINIST CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CALL ON PRESIDENT AND MINISTER OF FINANCE TO MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES TO FUND THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 20...

Call For Government To Open Procurement Data To Public Scrutiny

Public contracting is the meeting point of significant power and money and in most countries, these systems are characterised by convoluted, opaque planning. According...