Institute for Economic Justice

17/06/2026

IEJ's Kamal Ramburuth will join the Eurodad Policy Forum 2026, The World at a Crossroads: Reclaiming Global Economic Governance.

Kamal will reflect on the outcomes of FfD4 and discuss how African leadership is shaping the global debate on debt reform. From the African Union's Common African Position on Debt to the Lomé Declaration and calls for a UN Debt Convention, the conversation will explore what transformative change in the international debt architecture could look like.

🗓️ 18 June 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium
💻 Register to participate online: https://ow.ly/fp4R50ZbImC

Join advocates and policymakers from around the world as we work towards a more democratic and equitable global economic system.

15/06/2026

Missed the discussion?

IEJ's Kamal Ramburuth recently joined SAIIA and AUDA-NEPAD for a timely conversation on sustaining Africa's voice and priorities beyond South Africa's G20 presidency. The discussion reflects on the outcomes of South Africa's G20 Leaders' Summit and explores opportunities for Africa's engagement with future G20 presidencies.

Watch the full recording here: https://ow.ly/JwkJ50ZbIIG

On 11 June, SAIIA and AUDA-NEPAD hosted a G20 dialogue where Africa...

15/06/2026

OPINION | In this new Daily Maverick piece, Neil Coleman warns that the dangerous anti-migrant mobilisation unfolding in South Africa risks unleashing devastating consequences, not only for migrants, but for poor people and workers more broadly. The real causes of insecurity cannot be addressed by scapegoating the most vulnerable.

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The chaos that threatens to explode from this mobilisation will devastate not only migrants but all poor people and workers. Only reactionary political forces will benefit from promoting it.…

15/06/2026

CALL FOR VOICES: SASSA is reviewing grants, and at the Institute for Economic Justice, we are concerned that SASSA’s methods are unfair, making life harder for seniors, caregivers, and people living with disabilities.

If you have experienced payment issues or had your application rejected since May 2025, please take our 15-minute survey.

https://ow.ly/e3M250WINXM

This survey is intended to collect individual experiences of the SASSA grant review process which started in May 2025. If you are a beneficiary of the Child Support Grant (including the top-up for orphans), the Older Persons' Grant (or Old Age Pension), the Disability Grant, or the Care Dependency G...

15/06/2026

IEJ's Kamal Ramburuth will join the Eurodad Policy Forum 2026, The World at a Crossroads: Reclaiming Global Economic Governance.

Kamal will reflect on the outcomes of FfD4 and discuss how African leadership is shaping the global debate on debt reform. From the African Union's Common African Position on Debt to the Lomé Declaration and calls for a UN Debt Convention, the conversation will explore what transformative change in the international debt architecture could look like.

🗓️ 18 June 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium
💻 Register to participate online: https://ow.ly/Q78050ZbImB

Join advocates and policymakers from around the world as we work towards a more democratic and equitable global economic system.

02/06/2026

REPORT | South Africa’s G20 Presidency in a fragmented world

Six months after the Johannesburg Summit, many of the issues raised in the G20 Leaders’ Declaration remain unresolved: debt distress, climate finance, industrial policy, food security, AI governance, and reform of the international financial architecture.

Drawing on the IEJ’s engagement in the G20 process, this report analyses what South Africa achieved, where negotiations were diluted, and what the Declaration reveals about the state of multilateralism today.

Read the report: https://ow.ly/uGUO50Z6BA4

28/05/2026

“Six individuals have to make a decision on the most important single economic variable for 60 million people.”

Ahead of today’s South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee announcement, revisit this Economic Justice Matters debate around inflation targeting, interest rates, growth, and employment in South Africa.

As households, businesses, and investors await the repo rate decision, this discussion asks whether the current monetary policy framework is helping stabilise the economy or holding back investment, recovery, and job creation.

Featuring:
• Gina Schoeman Ackermann
• Dr Roelof Botha
• Dr Mzwanele Ntshwanti

Moderated by Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.

In this episode of Economic Justice Matters by the Institute for Ec...

27/05/2026

JOIN OUR TEAM | The IEJ is looking for a Researcher / Senior Researcher: Global Economic Governance to support work on reforming the international financial architecture. This role sits at the intersection of research, policy, and advocacy, engaging global processes such as the G20, African Union, and BRICS.

Apply by Friday, 29 May 2026 🔗 https://ow.ly/rL6F50YMp5o

27/05/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | The IEJ is looking to contract a consultant to lead a public attitudes research project on care work, social infrastructure, and the care economy in South Africa. The project will inform a narrative research report and an advocacy and communications toolkit aimed at strengthening feminist care policy and reshaping how care is understood and communicated in public discourse. The terms of reference can be found here 👉🏾 https://ow.ly/Qccb50Z30XZ

25/05/2026

IEJ Senior Researcher Dr Tsega Tefera delivered remarks at the policy dialogue on “Accelerating Care Economy Reforms in South Africa: Evidence-Driven Policy, Financing and Practice”, reflecting on the need to place care at the centre of economic policymaking and development planning.

Read the full speech here: https://ow.ly/35Xn50Z3KpE