Although South Africa’s informal sector is small compared to other developing countries, it nevertheless provides livelihoods, employment and income for millions of workers and business owners. Almost half of informal-sector ...

In October 2016, students’ request for free higher education again dominated South Africa’s political and public agenda. In an attempt to facilitate and contribute to the much-needed conversations on the topic, students ...

This factsheet was developed as a compendium to the F(r)ee Higher Education sheet. Recognizing that NSFAS loans are currently the government’s key strategy to facilitate higher education access among low-income students, ...