South Africa

Methodological innovations in research on the dynamics of poverty: a longitudinal study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Understanding South African social security through recent household surveys: New opportunities and continuing gapsDevelopment Southern Africa

The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South African social security system, and to offer...

Promoting Workplace Health and Safety in Urban Public Space: Reflections from Durban, South Africa

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies

In Focus Programme, Series on Representation and Organization Building. Working Paper, No. 60

Towards a Right to Work: The Rationale for an Employment Guarantee in South Africa

Paper presented at the PLAAS Studies in Poverty and Inequality and Isandla Institute Conference on Inequality and Poverty in South Africa,...

Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa

This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing...

Organising in the Taxi Industry: The South African Experience