“US-Africa Summit: Big opportunity or just another talk-shop?”
By J Brooks Spector Kicking off on 4 August, and running for two more days, will be the US-Africa Leaders Summit. US President Barack Obama has invited the heads of state from fifty African nations to a massive pow-wow in Washington, DC to discuss the state of America’s relationship with the continent – and to […]
EFF will rule SA – Malema
BY SAPA – Julius Malema told MPs in the National Assembly on Wednesday that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will rule the country and emphasised that other political parties had grossly underestimated the EFF and the support it enjoyed among South Africans. Read full article here
Zuma focuses budget on planning, communication and service delivery
By Andisiwe Makinana – Yesterday, Zuma delivered the presidency budget vote for the 2014/15 financial year. Service delivery will be the priority of the government’s programme over the next year. Zuma emphasised that it is not only the speed with which services are delivered but the manner in which public servants deliver the services. Zuma said the […]
SPII reports on The Ninth Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
by Maeve Johnson. Constitutional Court Judge and guest speaker of the University of the Western Cape’ Community Law Centre, Albie Sachs presented in the true tradition of African Storytelling. Download full PDF Document SPII – 9th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture[1] copy
The Imperatives for Social Protection
by Angela Adeboye – As we reflect on ten years of pension reform in Nigeria, we celebrate the achievements of over five million contributors and four trillion naira in contributions. However, one is reminded of social changes that have occurred over the past years, amidst an almost absent social safety net, and thus resulted in […]
Feminist Economics: Looking To The New Global Development Agenda
By Ana Abelenda – FRIDAY FILE – AWID attended the recent Annual meeting the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), to find out what feminist economists are thinking and proposing on key economic justice issues, and remaining challenges for gender equality and women’s rights in the Post 2015 Development Agenda negotiations. Read full article here
Op-Ed: Mike Schussler is wrong about inequality. Here’s why.
By Gilad Isaacs – Schussler’s article has three central thrusts. First, he argues that South Africa is not as unequal as popularly thought. Second, Schussler asserts that ‘the major cause of inequality is not the pay gap, but rather the low number of people earning wage income, that is unemployment is to blame. Third, he […]
SA faces risk of human capital flight
by Evan Pickworth – SOUTH Africa risks losing more businesses and skilled young people because of rating downgrades, a potential recession and persistent labour unrest, economists and emigration economic experts warn. South Africa’s rigid labour market is often cited as a key investment constraint for business but concern about strikes is mounting, with companies including […]
SA versus the world: how do we rate?
ByEmma Thelwell – Cape Town – In the largest study of its kind, a new survey compares the attitudes and behaviours of the citizens of 20 key countries around the world. How did South Africa do? News24 finds out. The 2014 Global Trends Survey, conducted by UK market research group Ipsos Mori, was completed by […]
Rising food prices ‘could cause more wage strikes’
by Ntsakisi Maswanganyi – WAGE strikes could intensify due to high food prices, and rising inflation and interest rates that are eroding the buying power of consumers, the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) warned on Monday. South Africa has just emerged from its longest wage strike at platinum mines that ended last month. […]
