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[Opinion] The Invisibles: South Africa’s growing underclass

Poor people with little education and no work, and who generally live under difficult conditions, find themselves relying on state support, while being unable to occupy centre stage in public discourse. They are the underclass — often neglected and ‘invisible’ — yet increasingly, they are becoming a potential source of unrest.

[Opinion] SA’s middle class taking strain

Key indicators reveal the impact of South Africa’s economic crisis on the middle class.

[Opinion] Protecting Property Rights Key to Economic Recovery

South Africa’s intention to expropriate private property without compensation will have damaging effects on the already ailing economy.

[Opinion] Save Stats SA

The slow crippling of Stats SA through budget cuts and understaffing constitutes more than a threat to one institution. It stands to pull the rug out from under SA’s ability to formulate effective policy

[Opinion] Falling consumption spells disaster for economy

Consumers in South Africa are under enormous pressure and anyone who is concerned about the economy should pay close attention to consumer behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Audio] Stats SA weakened and incapacitated due to lack of funding

Gerbrandt Van Heerden, research analyst at the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA), spoke to Power FM's Thabiso Kotane about how cuts in government funding are threatening Stats SA’s ability to fulfil its core mandate − to produce key statistics that are vital to understanding the nature of South African society.

[Video] Webinar | PANDA | Centre For Risk Analysis - Thursday 23 July 2020

In this CRA webinar, Nick Hudson, co-founder of Pandemics ~ Data and Analytics (PANDA) assesses the human and economic cost of an extended lockdown. PANDA is a multidisciplinary group seeking to inform an appropriate policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa.

[Opinion] Stats SA's poverty survey is Covid-19's latest victim - and we can't afford to lose it

Much has been said these past few months about 'essential' services. Some activities have to happen for the basics of life to proceed. This idea has been central to the conversation around the immediate goal of restricting the spread of the Covid-19 virus; but it is a useful guide to so much more.