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The Cult of Lived Reality: Reflections on the 2016 Ruth First Memorial Lecture
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The Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report - An Overview
In anticipation of the Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report, the HSF published a series of briefs last year on a wealth tax and whether it was viable method ...
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THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
This brief is on the pending application before the Pretoria High Court to declare the decision to withdraw from the ICC invalid and it deals with the ...
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THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION’S THREE STREAM POLICY
This brief outlines recent proposals from the Department of Basic Education on adding a third skills and vocational stream to the school system. Details have ...
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THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT AND THE MINIMUM WAGE
The minimum wage issue has been rumbling for some time. The Parliamentary Labour Committee has started hearings on the topic. Business Day reported on 5 ...
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The Distribution of Income and the Distribution of Wealth in South Africa Part 1 - The Facts
To the lay mind, wealth and income often mean more or less the same thing. For economists, the terms are distinct. Wealth is the sum of all your assets less ...
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The Distribution of Income and the Distribution of Wealth Part II – Guidelines
The facts about income distribution in South Africa were set out in a previous brief. Here the focus will be on ways to think about it. Five guidelines are ...
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The Draft Expropriation Bill
This brief provides an analysis of the Draft Expropriation Bill which was published for comment in December 2018, within the context of the proposed change to ...
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The Economy: Adapt or Die I - The Short Term
In this brief Charles Simkins considers the economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget.
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The Economy: Adapt or Die II - The Medium Term
The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. This brief discusses priorities for the following two years.
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