Land reform - The developmental state on the job

In this brief, Charles Simkins tracks the land reform process both at the executive and legislative phases and offers insights into the challenges ahead.

Land Expropriation and South Africa’s Financial Institutions

This brief considers the potential effects of land expropriation without compensation on the financial institutions of South Africa.

For some time now, the creation of a hundred black industrialists has been on the government’s agenda. It was discussed at the National Broad Based Black ...

Local Government Impact On Health - What Do We Know?

This is the second of a four brief series on health expenditure in the public and private sectors. The first brief discusses commonly ignored components of ...

Migration I: Public opinion versus reality on immigrants in South Africa

This brief reviews immigrants’ net economic contribution, and crime statistics. The OECD estimates that immigrants contribute between 8.9% and 9.1% of national ...

Monetary Policy

In this brief, Charles Simkins examines the Reserve Bank's approach to monetary policy.

Municipal Consumer Debt

This brief considers the latest figures, composition, causes and consequences of South Africa’s municipal consumer debt. It also discusses programmes ...

Occupational Health And Safety And Fund Payments For Treatment Of Injury And Disease - What Do We Know?

This is the first of a four brief series on health expenditure in the public and private sectors. It discusses commonly ignored components of health ...

On The Importance Of Thinking Clearly About The Labour Market

This brief is a companion to the Helen Suzman Foundation’s submission to the Department of Labour on the Report of the National Minimum Wage Commission on the ...

Output, Employment, The Minimum Wage And Covid-19

This brief advances an explanation of the divergence between the growth of output and the growth of employment, between the first quarter of 2018 and the first ...