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We recently published a set of three briefs on the South African Government’s policy on nuclear power. The Department of Energy has now published a draft new ...

As a result of the publicity which several state-owned enterprises have enjoyed recently, especially from a governance and finance perspective, the logical ...

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 ...

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 need a Water Use Bill?

In light of a recent announcement to develop legislation dedicated to transforming the water use sector, this brief examines the current legislative and policy ...

Does the World Bank’s Gini index show that South Africa is the most unequal society in the world?

This brief investigates the oft-repeated assertion that according to the World Bank’s Gini index, South Africa is the most unequal society in the world.

Domestic strategies to address the impact of climate change on water resources

This brief explores the strategies adopted in South Africa to address climate-related impacts on water resources.

This is the first brief in a series of three. It deals with definitional issues. The second brief will be an annotated bibliography of international ...

The first brief in this series discussed definitional issues related to domestic violence. This brief contains an annotated bibliography of international ...

The preceding briefs in this series discussed definitional issues and set out international comparative information on domestic violence. This concluding ...