Macroeconomy
The traditional South African approach by economists, business and government to solving the country's unemployment challenge revolves around addressing issues
Monetary Policy
Both the goals and instruments of ?monetary policy? in South Africa do not reflect the South African developmental objectives they are supposed to serve.
Informal Economy Sector
In response to the 2018 Job Summit priorities of inclusive growth and redistribution and (small and) micro enterprise development
Small and Medium Businesses
The National Development Plan (NDP) (2011) argues that small and medium businesses will create 90% of new jobs by 2030.
Public Sector Jobs
There is a view, repeatedly advanced in the media, by conservative forces in society, and some academics, that the public sector in South Africa is bloated
An Employment Guarantee Scheme or a Workseekers Grant
This brief is a proposal for social solidarity interventions to support the unemployed.
Training Layoff Scheme
The ?Framework for South Africa's Response to the International Economic Crisis' introduced the Training Layoff Scheme (TLS)
Mitigating the impact of the VAT increase: can zero-rating help?
This report is written against the backdrop of the April 2018 increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) in South Africa from 14 to 15% - a more regressive tax with the potential to increase poverty and inequality.
Submission by Budget Justice Coalition with respect to the current list of zero-rated items, and mitigating the impact of the increase in the VAT rate on poor and low-income household
This submission follows the two submissions made by the Budget Justice Coalition to Parliament on the Budget, raising concerns around the negative effects these measures will have on poor and low-income households.