The  realisation  of  the  socio-economic  rights  is  the  key  mechanism  by  which  to  heal  the wounds of the Apartheid  past and fulfil the promise ...

To  consider  social  security  in  South  Africa  we  have  to  consider  a  number  of factors  simultaneously,  and  this process  may well  challenge  the  aspirations ...

This project set out to develop a tool with which to monitor and evaluate the (progressive) realisation of socio-economic rights  in  South  Africa.  The ...

Sources of Financing for Social Protection in Southern Africa Rent from Natural Resources Taxes on trade and consumption Aid Direct taxation (plays a small...

  In   the   2011   MTBPS   the   Minister   of   Finance   highlighted  difficult  choices  which  lay  ahead  for  South  Africa  and  the compromises which would need...

The National Development Agency (NDA) is a Section 3A statutory organisation established under the National Development Agency Act of 1998 reporting to the Parliament...

The publication of the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute’s (SPII) Fourth Working Paper could not have come at a more opportune time than...

This report documents the outcomes of a short term project undertaken by Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute for the conflict and Governance Facility,...

Poverty is a contested concept; and it is contested with good reason. Arguments over how poverty should be conceptualised, defined and measured go beyond semantics...

The SADC sub-region is characterized by high levels of formal unemployment, food insecurity and basic survivalist livelihoods, subject to high levels of vulnerability to...

Flows of peoples across borders have increased for a variety of reasons. Nowhere is this more the case than in Southern Africa. One reason...

Delegates are attending the Annual Delegates Meeting in Harare, themed Grassroots participation in Social Protection.