by Nikayla Naidu | Sep 13, 2021 | Articles, Media
Most people who care about measuring poverty—policymakers, academics, non-profit organisations, and the like—agree that the way the government currently determines poverty levels and social security policy does not work. According to the Studies in Poverty and...
by Nikayla Naidu | Sep 14, 2021 | Articles, Media
Studies in poverty and Inequality Institute’s Nkuleleko Majozi speaks to Thami Ngubeni from Newzroom Afrika on the updated national poverty lines for 2021 which was published by Statistics South Africa recently. The food poverty line is also known as the...
by Nikayla Naidu | Sep 1, 2021 | Articles, Media
The Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, withdrew the Green Paper, without a specific reason yesterday. Isobel Frye, director of the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) speaks to Mandy Wiener on the impact the Green Paper has on Poverty and...
by Nikayla Naidu | Sep 2, 2021 | Articles, Media
Following the withdrawal of the Green Paper, the director of the Studies of Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) Isobel Frye, is joined by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi to discuss the controversy circling...
by Nikayla Naidu | Aug 30, 2021 | Articles, Media
The following is an excerpt from The Sowetan: The government’s proposal of a statutory pension and insurance regime funded through mandatory contributions from workers and employers has received a lukewarm welcome from organised labour and civil society. The...
by Nikayla Naidu | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, Media
The following is an Op-ed by Isobel Frye on how a basic income grant will be beneficial to the labour force as well as the women of our nation: One of the reasons given by the July looters for their actions was the total withdrawal of the R350 monthly Social Relief of...
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