Zimbabwe I - Demography & Economy

This, the first of two briefs examining the prospects for Zimbabwe following the presidential succession, will consider the demographic and economic context. ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Social Relief of Distress - How Has Poverty Changed Between 2019 and the Second Quarter of 2021?

This brief presents a method for estimating poverty quarter by quarter and for assessing the impact of the Social Relief of Distress grant, including the ...

The Social Relief of Distress - How Well Did the Social Relief of Distress Grant Perform in January 2021?

The fourth wave of the National Income Dynamics Study Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey collected data for the month of January 2021, including information on ...

Household Income and Household Hunger

The preceding two briefs in this series considered the measurement of hunger at the household and personal levels in the 2019 General Household Survey and the ...

Do We Have an Adequate Measure of Hunger in South Africa? II - The National Income Dynamics Study - Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey

The relief of hunger is often cited as a reason for the introduction of the Social Relief of Distress grant. This brief probes the extent of hunger in South ...

Do We Have an Adequate Measure of Hunger in South Africa? I - the General Household Survey

The relief of hunger is often cited as a reason for the introduction of the Social Relief of Distress grant. This brief probes the extent of hunger in South ...

The Social Relief of Distress - Legal and Administrative Aspects of the Social Relief of Distress Grant

This brief gives an overview of the legal context relevant to the Social Relief of Distress grant and provides an initial analysis of its adequacy.

The Southern African Development Community III – Education And Labour Market

The Southern African Development Community is made up of sixteen countries and all countries on the continent with territory below five degrees south. The ...