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 jailing of former president Jacob Zuma is believed to have sparked the rampant looting and violent scenes that have played out in the past few days. At what point does inequality […]
Women more vulnerable during pandemic in SA – study
eNCA: COVID-19 in SA | Women more vulnerable during pandemic – 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 of unemployment and hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot achieve a decent standard of living when we are benchmarking […]
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 (NIDS-CRAM) shows an alarming increase of 500,000 more school dropouts in South Africa since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Can a decent standard of living benchmark alleviate inequality that is causing the most […]
Press Release: SA Must Not Let Its Women Starve During Covid Pandemic
SA Must Not Let Its Women Starve During Covid Pandemic Press Release Johannesburg, July 8, 2021 – South Africa is spiralling into an unbearable rate of poverty which our leadership can no longer ignore, suggest new findings of a national study. Women remain the most vulnerable, experiencing higher rates of unemployment and hunger during […]
The Talking Point: Surviving the current state of the economy medium
Press Release: State Progress Report To CESCR Committee Not Real Progress
PRESS RELEASE: STATE PROGRESS REPORT TO CESCR COMMITTEEE 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 unemployment rate reached 32.6 per cent in the first three months of 2021. South Africa submitted its State Report on […]
SPII Talk Newsletter 1st Quarter 2021
This is the first edition of SPII Talk for 2021 and we have much to celebrate as an institute. We have been joined by a great class of interns, and they write for SPII Talk for the first time in this edition. Being able to return to the office space has enabled us to bring far more people into our space, to introduce people to the world not only of work, but a progressive space of activist work.
Launch of the SADC and Namibia BIG Reports
The following two research reports form part of a research project that SPII have undertaken over the past two years with funding support from the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA).
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 a dire situation.
Analysis of the 2019 General Household Survey
Overview and Objectives Many communities across South Africa are characterised by dire socio-economic conditions such as poor housing, inability to access health care, and the lack of amenities like water and electricity. Given the backdrop of very high poverty and inequality in a society that can essentially be typified as upper-middle-class, SPII has produced an […]
