The April To June Quarterly Labour Force Survey: A Cautionary Note

The April to June Quarterly Labour Force Survey has appeared. While the HSF commends Stats SA for finally producing it (there were two delays in publication). ...

Issuing additional short-term government bonds to increase funding for COVID-19 Relief

In a follow up to a brief published in May 2020 on the same topic, this brief explores the possibility of allocating to buyers the full amount of short-term, ...

Electoral Reform: Are The Electoral Task Team’s “Core Values” Still Relevant?

The Helen Suzman Foundation is producing a series of briefs on electoral reform in South Africa. Following the landmark decision of the Constitutional Court to ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area II – Projected Impact on South Africa

This brief identifies channels through which the African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to transform the South African economy, with positive ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area III – Is Africa ready?

This brief speaks to the likelihood of achieving the African free trade area against imminent challenges, including Nigerian membership, diverging state ...

The Big Questions About South African Income Inequality

This brief contains highlights from a discussion with HSF research fellow, Prof. Alex van den Heever regarding the implementation of basic income support in ...

A Constitutional Challenge To The Supplementary Budget I: A Direct Challenge Within The Context Of The Separation Of Powers

An article in Daily Maverick has proposed a direct constitutional challenge to the Supplementary Budget. This brief examines whether a court will entertain a ...

A Constitutional Challenge To The Supplementary Budget II: What Are The Prospects Of Success Of A Socio-Economic Rights Challenge?

This brief examines the prospects of success of a constitutional challenge to the Supplementary Budget based on the State’s failure to allocate more resources ...

China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief II

This is the second brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China; it looks at the experiences other countries have had ...

China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief I

This is the first brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China. This brief is an overview of South Africa’s debt ...