| Invitation to the Launch of the Financial Crisis Report |
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The Economic Justice Network (EJN), with the help of field researchers has completed a research on the financial crisis. The project is funded by OSISA and the aim of the research is to study the social impact of the crisis in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Six case studies were done on; Botswana, Angola, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Africa and Mozambique. South Africa has not yet seen the entire consequences of this global financial crisis. Yet it has started to be an economic crisis in South Africa, a country that already was struggling with high inflation rates, high food prices and high unemployment rates. The large numbers of jobs that are lost are severely high. It is a tragedy at the individual level but also for the country’s economic performance and ability to reduce poverty. The obvious effects of reduced incomes are falling living standards, lack of access to basic services such as health, the newly unemployed resorting to more informal (and often illegal) means of survival which open doors for further exploitation and human rights abuses. Examples of illegal and dangerous means of survival include illegal mining, prostitution and crime. We kindly invite you to the Launch of the South African Research on the 27th October 2009, Parktonian Hotel, Braamfontein from 09h00-13h30. Please confirm your attendance with Theresa Ramphomane (011) 241-7813, fax (011) 492-1448/8; e-mail. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  Please find a copy of the preliminary Programme. 264.97 KbBookmark this article:          |
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