S Africans need about R 7 000 per person/per month to survive: Study
Standard of Living – Poverty Reduction Goal of Truly International Development
Standard of living – poverty reduction goal of truly international development Should work remain reducing poverty? Maybe it’s time to see a fair standard of living for all as the objective of a development project that is firmly rooted in human rights. So says Gunnel Axelsson Nycander and Gunilla Palm at the Swedish Church International […]
SUBMISSION BY THE BUDGET JUSTICE COALITION (BJC) ON THE 2018 MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT (MTBPS) & THE 2018 ADJUSTMENTS APPROPRIATION BILL TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
This submission is informed by a range of civil society organisations (CSOs) who are part of the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC), including the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), the Children’s Institute at UCT, the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) at UWC, Equal Education (EE), Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), […]
Realising the right to Basic Education in South Africa
An update of the policy effort, resource allocation & enjoyment of the right to Basic Education in South Africa The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) is an independent research think tank that focuses on generating new knowledge, information and analysis in the field of poverty and inequality studies. This working paper has been […]
SUBMISSION BY THE BUDGET JUSTICE COALITION (BJC) ON THE 2018 MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT (MTBPS) TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES ON FINANCE
The primary purpose of this submission is to highlight areas within the selected programmes that are in need of concerted interventions in relation to budgeting and planning, following the tabling of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), the Adjustments Estimates and Adjustment Appropriations Bill by the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni on 24 October […]
AUSTERITY IN THE MIDST OF INEQUALITY THREATENS HUMAN RIGHTS
This factsheet examines the enjoyment of economic and social rights in South Africa, ahead of the country’s first appearance before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in October 2018. Specifically, it uses indicators based on national and international data sources to explore whether the South African government is fulfilling its obligations […]
Budget Justice Coalition post-MTBPS Press Statement: No winners from Minister Mboweni’s #MTBPS2018 address
Cape Town, 25 October 2018 – Rather than taking bold steps to stimulate the economy and embark on a more inclusive growth path, the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tinkers at the margins. While the statement focused on improving governance and strengthening institutions such as SARS, it is the view of the Budget Justice Coalition […]
Stimulus in a Time of Austerity? Tito Mboweni forgot to ask the people
A girl cries outside her family shack after a violent service delivery protest near Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 September 2013. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK Smoke and mirrors do not put food on the table for the poor. In short: from a government on whose watch massive State Capture was effected with dubious links to individuals in […]
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Concluding observations on the initial report of South Africa
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the initial report of South Africa on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/ZAF/1) at its 42nd, 43rd and 44th meetings (E/C.12/2018/SR.42, 43 and 44) held on 2nd and 3rd October 2018. It adopted the following concluding observations at its […]
Joint Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the occasion of the review of South Africa’s first period report at the 64th Session, October 2018
This submission outlines the key concerns and recommendations of the organizations listed above on the occasion of South Africa’s review before the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its 64th session in October 2018. It makes particular reference to issues insufficiently addressed or omitted from the State party’s first Periodic Report […]
