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Research data: PUBLIC OPINION
2022 Lives versus livelihoods: South African adults' perspectives on the alcohol ban during the COVID-19 lockdown
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa implemented a national lockdown including a ban on the sale of alcohol. This paper descri...
2021 'Dark cloud with a silver lining'?: the prospect of a rise in material values or a post-material turn in post-pandemic South Africa
The quarter century following the historic 1994 elections in South Africa and the establishment of a democratic dispensation was a period of...
Download this report2021 COVID-19 and human rights limitations: taking public opinion into account
In this policy brief we analyse the willingness to sacrifice specific human rights in the context of COVID-19 in South Africa. It is argued ...
2021 Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency of international concern. South Africa, like ma...
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