SPII in the Media Archives - Page 5 of 11

Director at Studies In Poverty And Inequality Institute responds to reasons for unrest

Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute Director, Isobel Frye, speaks to Mandy Wiener from 702 during the Midday Report about the current looting, rising...

At what point does poverty and inequality pose a threat to stability?

South Africans living in poverty have faced some of their most challenging circumstances in light of record unemployment, Covid-19 lockdown and diminishing incomes. Meanwhile, the...

Women more vulnerable during pandemic in SA – study

The latest National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) suggests that women remain the most vulnerable and are experiencing higher rates...

Poverty to blame for 500,000 SA school dropouts during the pandemic

Poverty is directly to blame for the skyrocketing school dropout rate in the county. The latest National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey...

The Talking Point: Surviving the current state of the economy medium

Director of SPII, Isobel Frye, Gerald Mwandiambia (CEO of the South African Savings Institute) and Mervyn Abrahams of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity...

Press Release: State Progress Report To CESCR Committee Not Real Progress

1 July 2021 South Africa’s government has yet to get a handle on the increasing socioeconomic disparity, as the latest reports indicate that the...

Concerns Over the Funding of the Covid-19 Vaccine

SPII's director, Isobel Frye and economist, Duma Gqubule, discuss how the government will fund the COVID-19 vaccine while South Africa's economy is still in...

The View Point – 6 Jan – SA General Household Survey 2019 – Role of Women and Social Reproduction Medium

Danita Hingston , research intern at SPII, speaks with Songezo Mabece on the Viewpoint Show on SAFM about SA’s General Household Survey 2019: role...

Ordinary South African’s Define a Decent Life

Defining poverty is a political act that involves an arbitrary and usually hidden choice, says isobel frye, in an article for new frame ...

How does the mid-term budget help the poor?

Lelona Mxesibe, junior researcher and budget analyst at SPII joins Thabiso Kotane on Power 98.7 to speak about the mid-term budget policy statement.

Poor Financial Position of Government Likely to Be at the Centre of Budget

“If we want the economy to grow we need to Increase the demand in the market.” With only a few days to go before...

Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have long-lasting effects on people’s livelihoods which stretch far beyond the spread of the disease....