South Africa is facing a deepening food and nutrition crisis, with millions of households experiencing food insecurity and children continuing to face high rates of stunting. As government develops the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan (NFNSP-2) for 2027–2037, civil…
The SRD grant court case On 25 August 2026, the Supreme Court of Appeal heard the government’s appeal against the January 2025 Gauteng High Court judgment in favour of the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and #PayTheGrants. The High Court…
A defining moment for the right to social assistance Section 27 of South Africa’s Constitution guarantees social assistance to everyone who is unable to support themselves. While children, older persons, and persons with disabilities can access permanent grants, working-age adults…
What lies behind South Africa’s latest World Bank loan? In July 2026, the National Treasury announced that South Africa had secured a US$1.5 billion World Bank loan to support infrastructure modernisation and job creation. However, the loan documents reveal that…
Building a national food-affordability framework On 23 and 24 April 2026, the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), the DSTI–NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of Pretoria and the Food Prices Working Group of the Just Transition…
Putting Food Systems on the Climate Agenda Producer, worker, and community priorities for Adaptation Plans under the Climate Change Act South Africa’s food system faces deep inequalities, widespread food insecurity, precarious working conditions and severe ecological degradation. Climate change is…
This presentation was delivered by Joan Stott of the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) to the International Climate Politics Hub (ICPH) on 29 July 2026. It draws on a paper prepared for REDCAJU examining de-risking and South Africa's just transition,…
Moliehi Mafantiri presented Fair Share: How Much and How It Is Structured at a webinar hosted by the Africa Just Transition Network (AJTN), as part of its Climate Finance for a Just Energy Transition Capacity Building Webinar Series. The presentation…
This presentation was delivered to the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). It examines South Africa's G20 Presidency through an analysis of the Johannesburg Leaders' Declaration, assessing how effectively it advanced the country's…
This presentation was delivered by Joan Stott of the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) at the CAN Finance After School session on 28 July 2026. The breakout session examined the regional implications of private finance across Africa, Asia, and Latin…