News Socio Economic Coal-affected Communities’ Voices A growing range of initiatives by government, Eskom, the private sector and civil society are beginning to converge, with the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) potentially playing a pivotal role.
News Democracy and Political Culture Community activism against Gender Based Violence Democracy and civic participation
News Socio Economic Basic income guarantee in South Africa The context of poverty where 55,5% or over 30,4 million South Africans live in poverty; immense inequality and a growing number of people with no access to the labour market...
News Democracy and Political Culture President Cyril Ramaphosa commemoration message: “Peace Policy in our time”
News Socio Economic FES-SPII Basic Income Grant (BIG) Web seminar Series The Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII), with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, is hosted a three-webinar series on the Basic Income Grant (BIG).
News Democracy and Political Culture South Africa conducts its 2021 African Media Barometer The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in South Africa and fesmedia Africa recently concluded the African Media Barometer (AMB) with 10 panelists drawn from the media and civil society with two media experts serving as rapporteur and...
News Socio Economic Will the proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone really benefit the already water-scarce Limpopo province? The Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) plans do not fit into South Africa’s energy, Just Transition or water planning, and do not respect local residents’ wishes or the biodiversity in the area, said Dr Victor Munnik when...
News Event Democracy and Political Culture Resurgence of Social Democracy in Germany What is to be expected from a possible new coalition government?
News Event Socio Economic Worker‐Controlled Cooperatives and Community‐Controlled Renewable Energy The seminar will attempt to answer the question of whether it is possible to change social relations of production within the current capitalist economy, and explores whether community owned renewable energy is a potential step in this...
News Publication Socio Economic THE MUSINA-MAKHADO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS: FAILURES OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Failures of inclusive development in South Africa. Policy brief 3 by Lisa Thompson and Hazel Shirinda July 2021
