Another earthquake hits South Africa
By Staff Writer – A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Johannesburg in the early hours of Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said on its website. No injuries were reported in the quake, which happened at about 1am, the second in South Africa in less than three weeks. It occurred 12km west of Orange Farm, a […]
Ebola sparks alacrity in torpid states
By Charles Onyango-Obbo, Lee Mwiti – The virus has forced otherwise lethargic African governments to act quickly and effectively. The current outbreak of Ebola – the deadliest on record – is achieving a level of regional co-ordination rarely seen in Africa, ranging from health to aviation, in what will have integration watchers thinking that despite […]
Many benefits to decent pay — and no, it does not kill jobs
By Neil Coleman – THE “model for us rich guys should be Henry Ford, who realised … if he raised (workers’) wages … they’d be able to afford his Model Ts. What a great idea…. These idiotic trickle-down policies are destroying my customer base. And yours too. “I have a message for my fellow filthy […]
Declarations and Communiques from the 10th CS Forum.
SPII recently attended and participated at the 10th SADC Civil Society Forum Conference held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Download full Pdf Document of Declarations Declaration 10th CS Forum Download full Pdf Document of Communique Communique of the 10th Civil Society Forum Final
SADC People’s Summit
SPII is proud to share and circulate the Communique from the recently convened SADC People’s Summit in Bulawayo Zimbabwe. Download full Pdf Document SADC Peoples Summit 2014pdf
No limits in Nkandla inquiry
By Thabo Mokone – President Jacob Zuma’s controversial Nkandla homestead will finally come under parliamentary scrutiny after the green light was given to establish another ad hoc committee. Parliament yesterday resolved to set up the committee, with ANC chief whip Stone Sizani saying he was “giving a blank cheque” to the DA and other opposition […]
Outrage at beheading
Outrage at beheading AFP, staff reporter – The apparent beheading by jihadists of a US journalist sparked worldwide revulsion yesterday and drew promises by outraged Western governments that they would help those fighting the terrorists. In a video posted online on Tuesday, a masked Islamic State militant is shown beheading a man resembling James Foley, […]
Joburgers stripped of R57m
By ANNA COX – Johannesburg – Joburg’s roads and pavements are being stripped on a daily basis, leaving ratepayers to foot a R57 million annual damages bill. The entire stretch of the M2 East and West has been stripped of all metals from the guard rails to the bridge expansion joints. The thieves move along […]
SADC Poverty alongside Mineral Wealth
This paper is part of a five-year project that the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII)1 is working on that seeks to investigate the feasibility of a regional universal BIG as a vehicle for advancing socio-economic justice as part of its commitment to find innovative solutions to our region’s challenges. To date, SPII has already completed an initial […]
Consumer inflation slows to 6.3%
By Reuters – Johannesburg – South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 6.3 percent year-on-year in July, below market expectations of 6.4 percent and compared with 6.6 percent in June. However, on a month-on-month basis consumer inflation quickened to 0.8 percent from 0.3 percent in June. Read full article here
