Although efforts to address the burden of tuberculosis (TB) have yielded notable progress, the disease remains a major health problem in South Africa and other countries with a high TB burden. In seeking to end the global ...

The fear of crime has a negative impact on quality of life at the individual, community and societal levels. This phenomenon, which tends to rely on racial stereotypes, has the effect of reducing the sense of trust and ...

Given the political need to speed up land reform (and farmland redistribution in particular), along with the economic prerequisite to address increasing poverty, unemployment and food security at national and household ...

Corruption in public procurement comes at a huge price to government, industry and citizens; it leads to untold costs in terms of the environment, jobs and lives. The infrastructure sector is no exception to this: corruption, ...

The majority of underweight and overweight South Africans seem to be unaware that they are in danger, in the longer term, of ill health. They tend to misperceive their body size and they lack an understanding of the term ...

The digital divide is a manifestation of exclusion, poverty and inequality and continues to be exacerbated due to the effects of unemployment, poorly functioning digital skilling programmes and socio-cultural norms in some ...

Service exports are the fastest growing portion of world trade and now account for nearly a quarter of global exports. Tradable services contribute to economic growth and development by bolstering industrial capabilities, ...

This brief includes policy recommendations aimed at informing the inclusion of play as a substantive component of the curriculum at both ECD and basic education level, given its value in enhancing children???s learning e ...

This policy brief shares findings from a recently completed Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (Merseta) study that has investigated artisanal skilling and ...

This policy brief explores and provides a holistic view of the existing practices, issues, and opportunities for a sustainable coastal management initiative among the G20 member countries. Specifically, it highlights coastal ...