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Robbie Hart (Sandler) is the titular wedding singer
It turns out the monsters just want to watch the show, even offering the kid some popcorn. Various episodes would also use this trope. Dirty Coward: Chuck constantly in both episodes he appears in. Robbie Hart (Sandler) is the titular wedding singer, who is all set to be married to his girlfriend, Linda. She leaves […]
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 currently, given the renewed emphasis on poverty eradication through various interventions, especially the institution of central planning and monitoring and evaluation government machinery. Underpinning the policy and implementation exploration which forms the […]
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, a joint funding facility for the European Union and the South African national Treasury . The aim of the four month project was to interrogate whether South Africa’s current policy on […]
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 and academic hair-splitting. The conceptualisation, definition and measurement of poverty in a society is like a mirror-image of the ideals of that society: in conceptualising, defining and measuring what is unacceptable in a […]
SPII Talk Volume 15, 3rd Quarter August 2013
The preamble to the South African Competition Act, No 89 of 1998 (“the Act”) stipulates that the economy “must be open to greater ownership by a greater number of South Africans” and that a development-focused competitive environment which balances the interests of workers, owners and consumers will benefit all South Africans.
SADC. Poverty alongside mineral wealth.
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 external shocks, and relatively low investment in human capabilities compared to other regions globally. And yet the sub-region at the same time has no lack of valuable energy and mineral resources. […]
Migration pressures challenge the limits of national commitments to welfare
Flows of peoples across borders have increased for a variety of reasons. Nowhere is this more the case than in Southern Africa. One reason for such flows among many is to access a more secure income. Migration across borders is an alternative to social protection at home. A leading world expert on migration recently argued; […]
Rand steady against US dollar
Johannesburg – The rand was steady with a weaker bias against the dollar early on Thursday, in line with a stable euro while investors awaited key global and domestic data. South Africa’s currency was at 10.2760/dollar at 08:43 SA time, from a 10.2630 close in New York on Wednesday. Investors are bracing for a European […]
African Platform for Social Protection
Delegates are attending the Annual Delegates Meeting in Harare, themed Grassroots participation in Social Protection.
