Multi-dimensional inequality

Percept | May 2023 Gendered and unequal patterns of giving, receiving, and seeking care are significant features of South Africa’s inequality. Caring processes show up the uneven way financial and decision-making powers are spread across [...]

Percept | February 2023 Young South Africans make up over a third of the country’s total population. They should be the engine of the economy, society, and democracy. But instead, nearly half of these young [...]

Percept | July 2022 South Africa is widely regarded as the most unequal country in the world, ranking at the top of the global Gini index. The fact that South Africa’s population growth has outpaced [...]

Percept | April 2022 At this current crucial point in South Africa's history, multidimensional inequality remains high. In this follow-up to our first inequality report, we unpack and assess potential levers for change that could [...]

Percept | February 2022 Almost three decades have passed since the fall of apartheid, and income inequality persists. Economic growth, equity and social cohesion in South Africa are generally considered poor or regressive despite considerable [...]

Percept | August 2021 To promote knowledge sharing and mutual learning on inequality measurement and the inequality context in South Africa, the Inclusive Society Institute (ISI) and the Swedish Institute for Future Studies (IFFS) hosted [...]