Research Paper No.1 The purpose of costing new and existing government programmes is to mobilise and systematise information in a way that presents…

This report explores the cost implications of two proposals to extend the social protection system in South Africa to cover pregnant women, namely:…

The ECD function for children 7 months to 4 years old is in process of being shifted from the social development sector to…

Any national strategy to prevent interpersonal violence should include evidence-based parentingprogrammes that support caregivers. Research on the effectiveness of parenting programmes for reducing…

South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) recognises that safety and security are “directly related to socio-economic development and equality” and require an environment…

Cornerstone, in collaboration with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the German Development Coorporation (GIZ), developed a series of government budgeting workshops.…

Government budgets are much like household budgets. In households, we make decisions about how to allocate limited income to buy food, pay for…

The national Department of Arts and Culture drafted the South African Public Library and Information Services Bill, 2012. The Bill aimed to –…

A review of school infrastructure spending and delivery South Africa’s commitment to the right to basic education has long been undermined by unsafe…

This paper was prepared for the International Budget Partnership. Civil society organisations in the public basic education space, wishing to influence finance allocations…