The Equality Collective, Summary Brief: Compounding inequality: how flawed data keeps rural provinces and their municipalities underfunded

Kerr, Thornton and Barnard (2026) "The influence of data quality on the South African Local Government Equitable Share Formula" (A Policy Brief commissioned by the Equality Collective)

The ECD subsidy court case in KZN: A quick explainer (May 2026). Friends of South Africa Early Childhood Development Forum & Others v MEC for KZNDoE & Others.

Community action to advance the right to water invited and invented participation strategies in South Africa

Lessons Learnt Matrix: Supplement to the community water monitoring research report below 

Research report on community water monitoring: A pathway to activate informed citizenry, improve water services, and build municipal capability (2025)

 

RR4ECD: Right to ECD Draft Legal Framework

Raith Vignette: Improving rural water services - building municipal functionality and accountability in Amathole

Part B of research report done by Oxford Pro Bono Publico on the right to early childhood development (ECD)

RR4ECD: Right to Nutrition Legal Research Paper

RR4ECD: Right to Nutrition Adequate Nutrition Research Paper

RR4ECD: Right to Nutrition Implementation Models Research Paper

RR4ECD: Right to Nutrition Synthesis Report

N Ally, R Parker, T Peacock "Litigation and Social Mobilisation for Early Childhood Development During Covid-19 and Beyond" South African Journal of Childhood Education 2022.

Tess N. Peacock (2023) Advancing early childhood development: The role of local government, South African Journal on Human Rights, DOI: 10.1080/02587203.2023.2221451
Part A of a research report done by Oxford Pro Bono Publico on the right to early childhood development (ECD)

Summary Report on ECD health and safety norms and standards