Research

This paper applies the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment Framework to the 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey for South Africa to analyse the progressivity of the main tax and social spending programs and quantify their impact on poverty and inequality. The tax and social spending system is...

This paper revisits the measure of inequality introducing a dynamic dimension, which allows analysing inequality over the life course.

While the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone feel very vulnerable, the pandemic has made manifest the significant gaps between individuals in terms of exposure and in terms of the capacities to cope with such a major shock. The onset of the pandemic has seen a very active and...

The Digital Content Hub is AFD’s first investment in the area of digital innovation in South Africa and reflects a new focus on financing cultural, creative and tech industries as key players in local economic development.

Using the 2011 South African population census, we provide income and multidimensional poverty and inequality estimates at the municipal level. We go on to estimate a spatial econometric model to identify the correlates of poverty across municipalities in South Africa. Our results show that both...

Not enough is being done to maximise the prospects of upward mobility for the tenants of South Africa’s social housing programme. Household-level improvements in well-being are generally taken for granted in the current policy and regulatory environment, rather than actively pursued. In reality...

The INCA Municipal Debt Fund project, a R3 billion fund, supported by INCA Portfolio Managers, SECO and AFD was established to improve the supply of urban infrastructure in intermediate cities through a responsible investment policy, with priority given to essential urban services, and to...

Established in 2016 in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct incubates digital entrepreneurs and grows the skills pipeline for the digital economy through collaboration with academia, corporates, government and entrepreneurs. The...

On October 6-8 in Paris, the first Création Africa forum for cultural and creative industries (CCI) will feature fast-growing sectors such as TV series, animation, video games, and comics. How does AFD Group support industry professionals and help new talent emerge? We find out.

AFD supports the South African government’s housing policy, by providing the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) with a concessional loan to increase its low-cost rental housing offering.

A concessional credit line provided to banks in order to facilitate access to housing for people in the lowest income bracket.

AFD supports the University of Cape Town to conduct a study to better understand the realities of socio-spatial integration in the city of Cape Town.

A project that puts sport at the service of social inclusion and the creation of income-generating activities through a digital solution.

Following the onset of COVID-19 in April 2020, this qualitative study considered the effects of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant on local economies in five urban and peri-urban locations in South Africa, through the perspectives of informal traders. In a context of acute inequality, the...

Cette recherche porte sur les facteurs politiques, institutionnels et sociaux à l'origine de l'initiation de l'adaptation climatique à Cape Town, Durban et Theewaterskloof, localement considérées comme "leaders" dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Les conclusions montrent que, faute...

Southern Africa has a rich natural heritage of global significance to the world’s climate and biological diversity. Unfortunately, the capacity of nature to maintain this biological wealth is rapidly diminishing due to habitat loss and degradation resulting from unsustainable development,...

A project that aims to increase the share of energies from renewable sources in the national energy mix, ultimately reducing CO2 emissions

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