The View Point – 6 Jan – SA General Household Survey 2019 – Role of Women and Social Reproduction Medium
Danita Hingston , research intern at SPII, speaks with Songezo Mabece on the Viewpoint Show on SAFM about SA’s General Household Survey 2019: role of women and social reproduction.
SPII PROJECT BRIEF: ICESCR & COVID-19 – OCTOBER 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an overwhelming impact across the world on all spheres, affecting the fulfillment of the economy, social security, food production and just to name a few. Measures taken to combat the virus have had a disproportionate negative impact of the most marginalized groups, more especially among women, children and the elderly. It is States responsibility to ensure that all efforts to mobilize the necessary resources to combat the virus are done in the most equitable manner. SPII has produced a report that addresses “How the Pandemic Impacts South Africa’s responses and obligations to the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.”
Unemployment Analysis Policy Brief: Covid-19 Baseline
As a contribution to the national, regional and global understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on our already stressed society, SPII has produced a selection of the quarterly analysis of the critical unemployment figures, trends and trajectories from the last quarter of the Labour Force Survey to report before the impact of Covid- 19 would have had a significant impact. The broad definition of unemployment is 39.7%. It has risen by 1% from the last quarter and by 1.7% from the last year.
SPII Unemployment Analysis Policy Brief: Second Quarter During Covid-19 Lockdown
On March 27, South Africa imposed strict lockdown measures to help ease the spread of COVID-19; however that
has resulted in the reality of many South Africans being dismissed and businesses across the country uncertain of
what their next move will be. According to StatsSA the second quarter of the year has brought a loss of 2.2 million
jobs and massive decline in unemployment
Ordinary South African’s Define a Decent Life
Defining poverty is a political act that involves an arbitrary and usually hidden choice, says isobel frye, in an article for new frame about how “Ordinary south african’s define a decent life”
2020 Annual Report: Decent Standard of Living Colloquium
2020 Annual Report For SPII as a collection of people it was a difficult year. We anticipated the hard lockdown by working from home in early March as was suggested by the national leadership. While many of our activities could continue thus, the main casualty was our vibrant work with the Chiawelo Budget Coalition that […]
SPII Unemployment Analysis Policy Brief: Third Quarter Labour Force Survey
As a contribution to the national, regional and global understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on our already stressed society, SPII has produced a quarterly analysis of the critical unemployment figures, trends and trajectories from the last quarter of the Labour Force Survey to report before the impact of Covid- 19 would have had a significant impact. Statistics South Africa has released its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) which accentuates the 52% quarterly increase in the unemployment figures of the third quarter. This indicates how the national lockdown has impacted on employment in South Africa.
How does the mid-term budget help the poor?
Lelona Mxesibe, junior researcher and budget analyst at SPII joins Thabiso Kotane on Power 98.7 to speak about the mid-term budget policy statement.
Poor Financial Position of Government Likely to Be at the Centre of Budget
“If we want the economy to grow we need to Increase the demand in the market.” With only a few days to go before the Finance Minister tables the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), Danita Hingston was on SABC News calling on the government to make the R350 grant to the working age population a permanent monthly allocation.
Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have long-lasting effects on people’s livelihoods which stretch far beyond the spread of the disease. Isobel Frye speaks on SABC News about the impact of COVID-19 on poverty.
