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Stimulus effects of a large public employment programme
5th February 2024 We characterize the spending and factor income effects of a large public employment programme in South Africa. We match anonymized participant IDs... →
Business organisations call on Ramaphosa to test NHI Bill’s constitutionality
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th February 2024 Business organisations Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business for South Africa (B4SA) have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to act in... →
Impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on Africa: policy implications for navigating shocks and building resilience
1st February 2024 The global impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through disruptions in commodity trade as well as financial and... →
Going Beyond the Infrastructure Funding Gap - A South African Perspective
1st February 2024 Closing South Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gap will require significant infrastructure and related spending, informed by the right... →
Security and climate change implications for humanitarian, development and peace-building programmes in Somalia
30th January 2024 As part of the project ‘Catalysing cohesive action on climate and security’, ODI and the Center for Climate and Security hosted a workshop from 3-4... →
SA’s performance in Corruption Perceptions Index disappoints – Corruption Watch
By: Thabi Shomolekae 30th January 2024 Non-profit organisation Corruption Watch noted on Tuesday that South Africa continues on a downward trajectory on corruption, saying with elections... →
The national hearing report into the July 2021 unrest in Gauteng and KZN
29th January 2024 The 2021 July Unrest, which unfolded primarily in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces occurred amidst a tense social, economic, and political... →
Nineteenth meeting of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group
26th January 2024 Experts from the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) met with product developers, innovators and researchers from 27–28 September 2023 for the... →
Promoting food security through non-tariff measures: From costs to benefits
26th January 2024 Food insecurity has been increasing dramatically. In 2022, 258-million people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity, an increase of 34 per... →
Transforming gender norms for women’s economic rights and empowerment
25th January 2024 Gendered economic inequalities are among the most persistent and significant of all global gender gaps. An important contributing factor remains... →