This article presents some information on the problem of sexual offences, particularly against women, in South Africa. It also outlines government’s response ...

This brief looks at the importance of social grants in sustaining the social fabric.

To the lay mind, wealth and income often mean more or less the same thing. For economists, the terms are distinct. Wealth is the sum of all your assets less ...

The facts about income distribution in South Africa were set out in a previous brief. Here the focus will be on ways to think about it. Five guidelines are ...

Charles Simkins explores the Sociology of Romanticism in the context of Ferial Haffajee's book "What if there were no whites in South Africa?".

The Expropriation Bill - Why is everyone focusing on expropriation without compensation and not on the major land reform issues?

This brief examines the many problematic aspects on the subject of land reform in South Africa and points out that the proposed amendment to the Constitution ...

The Public Sector Wage Dispute: Understanding the judgment of the Labour Appeal Court

This brief considers and evaluates the reasoning of the Labour Appeal Court in the public sector wage dispute and considers the implications of its judgment, ...