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How Coherent Are The 2020 Production And Labour Market Data? I - The Basis For Assessment

The preceding briefs in this series have drawn on a number of sources to assess the evolution of the economy during 2020. These data sources have been compiled ...

How Coherent Are The 2020 Production And Labour Market Data? II - The Main Issues

This brief compares production and labour market estimates from different sources. Some of the work has already been done in previous briefs and this will be ...

Human Settlements In The Metros

This Brief discusses the Department of Human Settlements’ proposed re-orientation of its policies.

This brief looks at the electoral task team report and its relevance with regards to the outcomes of the latest local government elections.

Independent Oversight Of The Executive: United States And South Africa Compared

In this special brief, visiting researcher Emanuel Waddell compares the American and South African approach to independent oversight, and discusses whether ...

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 ...

Laying The Groundwork - CR17 And The Challenge To The Executive Ethics Code

This is the first in a three-brief series and it deals with the relationship between donations towards campaigns within political parties and the Executive ...

Legality In A State Of Disaster

This brief is a companion to our recently published brief entitled ‘A guide to the duties imposed on South Africans during the lockdown’. That brief should be ...

Legislatures in Lockdown

This brief argues in support of proposed amendments to the Disaster Management Act, which hold the potential to bring states of disaster under legislative ...

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.