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WEBINAR | Who gets left behind in SA’s social grant system? The IEJ’s latest research reveals systemic exclusions from the #SRDgrant and their devastating consequences. 🗓️ Wednesday, 9 April 2025 🕐 1:00 to 2:30 PM 🔗 Sign up now👉🏾us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #EconomicJusticeMatters

The credibility of almost all gov future policy proposals of any magnitude depends upon whether appropriations are actually amended in Parliament - if not, then policy will continue to be set by Treasury, and there will be less not more public capacity.

I spoke to SAfmRadio 📻 radio this morning about our research on how digital and automated systems are excluding 50% of eligible people from lifesaving social security in South Africa.

A series of 3️⃣ new papers published by Institute for Economic Justice tackle debt + int'l human rights, conditions of perpetual debt accumulation + how debt service is undermining Africa's development prospects. On Mon., Apr. 21, join us for a hybrid expert panel to discuss: gdpcenter.org/42uFb51

OPINION | “A budget of betrayal: How fiscal policy is failing SA women.” In a new column, the IEJ’s Juhi Kasan unpacks how the VAT hike entrenches inequality, deepens precarity, and undermines gender equity. Read it here: businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

INTERVIEW | Who gets left behind when social protection goes digital? The IEJ's Kelle Howson explains how automation is excluding 50% of eligible people from the SRD grant. 🎙️ On SAfmRadio 📻 with Thulasizwe Simelane 🎧 Listen: ow.ly/jOzH50VCfSs

What do we want? A minimum tax on the super-rich When do we want it? Now! It was a pleasure to give this short introductory remarks for the International Tax Reform Summit that takes place in Johannesburg today Institute for Economic Justice IACL-AIDC @ICRICT Oxfam International Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

[WATCH] Institute for Economic Justice's Labour and Social Security senior researcher Kelle Howson says South Africa has a higher degree of income poverty and inequality. Howson says the country's social coverage is not high enough. #Newzroom405

Oof, the restraint in that "[sic]".

SASSA confirmed this morning that the 210,000 beneficiaries it has accused of welfare fraud can be deemed to be in debt to the government, and handed over to law enforcement agencies.

People can come to SASSA to plead their case, but based on Letsatsi's assertion that there is "zero percent chance" the agency is wrong, it seems very unlikely they will be given a fair hearing.

These accusations have been made by automated systems, without transparency. Accused beneficiaries are then asked to prove a negative. How do you prove that you don't have a secret income?

The time has come to declare the US-Israeli GHF outfit (whose purpose is to use food-based blackmail to lure Palestinians to their death/ethnic cleansing) a criminal organisation. The time has come for a total embargo on Israel. This time is NOW! aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

[ON AIR] A basic income support grant can address extreme poverty and inequality in South Africa - economic model shows how. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Labour and Social Security Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economic Justice, Dr. Kelle Howson.

I honestly don’t know how I keep doing this every day. I’ve never felt this emotionally drained—not even at the beginning of the war. I’m dehydrated, barely sleeping, and my heart feels shattered into pieces. But you still hear me, no?

With fairer commodity prices, poorer countries would have had surpluses to invest in infrastructures, education & health. If rich countries had absorbed the cost through reduced elite consumption, we could have reached near-complete productivity convergence between North and

The 2024 General Household Survey shows that 40% of people receive social grants. IEJ Senior Researcher Kelle Howson explains what the data really tells us about poverty, inequality and policy. Read: ow.ly/QjaF50W8PJX

Another billion-dollar World Bank loan. No public input. No parliamentary oversight. National Treasury’s unchecked power puts our rights, participatory democracy, and sovereignty at risk. 📄 Read our full statement: iej.org.za/statement-trea…

ARTICLE | IEJ’s Kelle Howson, Labour and Social Security Senior Researcher, says SA must shift from restrictive targeting to inclusive systems. •9 in 10 eligible SRD applicants excluded •Digital system fails poorest communities Full article: ow.ly/G6L550WlqsW

Israel is starving Gaza.