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, ...

July Production Statistics: An Indication Of A V-Shaped Recovery?

Statistics South Africa publishes monthly production statistics for mining, manufacturing, electricity distributed, the five components of trade, catering and ...

Lives and Livelihoods

In this brief, Matthew Kruger writes about the detrimental impact, on freedom and politics, of any law or policy that overemphasises risk and safety.

Social Grants and Unemployment Insurance During The Lockdown

After reviewing the special government cash transfers to households in order to help them through the lockdown, this brief summarizes available information on ...

State of Brutality - a constitutional crisis I: A Good Friday murder

This brief, the first in the series, considers the circumstances leading to the death of Mr Khosa on Good Friday. The brief concludes with an overview of the ...

State of Brutality - a constitutional crisis II: Law enforcement and the social contract

This brief, the second in the series, considers the social contract underpinning society. The brief concludes by considering the government's view with regard ...

The Adjustment Budget And Beyond

Charles Simkins reviews the Supplementary Budget. A brutal affair. The Zuma legacy and misfortune have made it so.

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). ...

The Constitutional Court And The Electoral Act

The Constitutional Court ruling of 11 June 2020, declared the Electoral Act as unconstitutional to the extent that it requires that adult citizens may be ...

The Era of Pandemics: Tomorrow's Forever Wars

We are now more than 250 days into our 21-day lockdown, with Ramaphosa and his Command Council claiming for themselves the power to legislate every aspect of ...