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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). ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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