A Monitoring Tool for Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa

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 ...

Financing of Social Protection in Southern Africa – Social Security in South Africa – SPII 6 October 2011

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

MTBPS Presentation 2011

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

How inclusive is the New Growth Path (15-11-2011)

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

Working Paper No 4: Can Government Policies Said to be Pro-poor

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...

Social Grants and Crime in South Africa: A preliminary exploration

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

The Measurement of Poverty in South Africa Project: Key issues

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...

African Platform for Social Protection

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