New Agenda

About the Journal

NEW AGENDA is an Open Access, peer-reviewed journal and is accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The journal’s focus encompasses South African, African and international developments in social and economic research and policy. It aims to provide high-quality pertinent information and analysis for stakeholders in government, academia and civil society. 

New Agenda is the flagship publication of the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA). IFAA is dedicated to promoting economic transformation, non-racialism, anti-racism and gender equality, continental solidarity and African self-reliance, and youth participation in political and social discourse.

Announcements

“Xenophobia in South Africa – understandings, responses, remedies”

14-07-2026

Call for Papers for publication in a special issue of New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy

Proposals to be submitted by 1 October 2026, for a Special Issue of New Agenda on the theme described in the announcement. Contributions will be 3000 to 5000-words in length, written as academic articles or as commentaries, with a wide audience in mind.

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2026): New Agenda
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