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The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) issued a statement challenging the Centre for Development and Enterprise's (CDE) opposition to a basic income grant (BIG) in South Africa. The IEJ argues that poverty and economic exclusion are the primary barriers to growth, asserting that social protection and progressive taxation can stimulate the economy and create jobs, contrary to the CDE's claims that such measures are unaffordable or would hinder growth.

This research paper examines how the introduction of a successful antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, influenced the public perception and meaning of AIDS. The author focuses on a qualitative study in the outlying village of Ithanga between October 2005 and January 2007, observing how universal access to treatment reduced public denial and broadened the clinical definition of the disease, while failing to eliminate the deep social stigma associated with HIV status.