SOUTH AFRICA’S FOOD CRISIS

SOUTH AFRICA’S FOOD CRISIS

by | Aug 18, 2022

SOUTH AFRICANS ARE CONTENDING with a rapidly unfolding food crisis, marked by rising transport and food prices. As they do so, high levels of unemployment, unchecked inequality and deepening poverty continue under the watch of the South African State, threatening the...
WATER FOR PROFIT NOT USE: THE CASE OF NELSON MANDELA BAY

WATER FOR PROFIT NOT USE: THE CASE OF NELSON MANDELA BAY

by | May 3, 2023

WATER IN SOUTH AFRICA IS A story of failing infrastructure and dry taps. Only one-third of South Africa’s water infrastructure is operational. The government’s inability to maintain existing infrastructure, as a result of austerity policies and political malfeasance,...
The fundamental flaws of the new Integrated Resource Plan

The fundamental flaws of the new Integrated Resource Plan

by | May 7, 2024

How will South Africa overcome load-shedding and achieve a just transition to a low-carbon economy? The Integrated Resource Plan, produced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, is a blueprint which outlines the South African government’s plans for the...
For a Basic Income Grant and against austerity

For a Basic Income Grant and against austerity

by | May 22, 2024

The calls for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) by academics, trade unions, and popular movements, such as the Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) are mounting. There is growing local and international evidence that cash transfers can address some of the...