The concept of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, particularly in South Africa, aims to provide a regular, unconditional cash transfer to all citizens, regardless of employment status, to ensure a basic standard of living

Document focused on historical background of Natives Land Act of 1913 and effects of apartheid on rural development and providing a framework for the rural development programme.

Policy brief released by the Institute for Economic Justice and the Social Policy Initiative.

An analysis of the policy effort, resource allocation and expenditure and enjoyment of the right to social security.

An update of the policy effort, resource allocation & enjoyment of the right to housing.

The working paper has been undertaken as part of the ‘Monitoring the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights’ project conducted by SPII with the support of Foundation for Human Rights and the endorsement from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The objective of this project through the combination of policy and budget analysis and statistical indicators is to provide a comprehensive framework and set of tools to monitor the progressive
realisation of socio-economic rights. It is hoped that this project will be a useful tool for policy makers, for those that exercise oversight over the executive, including Parliament and Chapter Nine institutions (notably the SAHRC), and civil society.