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Thank you to all participants and contributors for their engagement at the SALDRU at 50 Conference.
On this commemorative occasion, we also bid farewell and wish a happy retirement to Professor Murray Leibbrandt, former Director.

Image: Attendees at the SALDRU at 50 event. Credit: SALDRU.

SALDRU celebrates 50 years since its founding in 1975

An event was held at UCT to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit on the 10th of December. About 100 people gathered to mark this milestone and hear about SALDRU's history.

Attendees of Murray’s retirement lunch at UCT.

Former SALDRU Director Murray Leibbrandt formally retires from UCT

SALDRU hosted a lunch to mark Murray Leibbrandt’s formal retirement from UCT. This article by Charmaine Smith draws together the multitude of tributes Murray has received.

Representatives of partner organisations including Laura Hemrika and Nathalie Jean-Baptiste (both from the Julius Baer Foundation) and Ariane De Lannoy (from SALDRU)

Ariane De Lannoy and Vimal Ranchhod participate in the international Future of Social Mobility conference in Chile

In the first week of December, SALDRU’s Deputy Director, Associate Prof. Ariane De Lannoy, and SALDRU’s Director, Prof. Vimal Ranchhod, participated in the international Future of Social Mobility conference in Santiago, Chile.

Housing in an informal settlement and an upmarket suburb in Cape Town.

Spatial inertia and the racial stratification of housing wealth in post-Apartheid South Africa

Using longitudinal data from the National Income Dynamics Study, the authors track individuals moving between historical Apartheid settlement types to determine if ‘exiting’ segregated spaces translates into wealth accumulation.

Challenging inequalities through policy relevant academic research.

Image: Participants on the panel discussing Commitments on Youth Engagement. Credit: UNECA.

Ariane De Lannoy represents SALDRU at the Second World Summit for Social Development

Associate Prof. De Lannoy contributed to high-level discussions in Doha on youth participation, youth unemployment, and strategies to support young people facing socio-economic exclusion.

Six Years of the African Scholars Program: Advancing Experimental Research Capacity Across Africa

J-PAL Africa’s African Scholars Program was born out of a need to address disparities in access to research funding, mentorship, training opportunities, and global academic networks that have limited African economics researchers.

Reza Daniels speaking at the South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy conference

A message from departing SALDRU Director Reza Daniels

After twenty-two months as Executive Director of SALDRU, Reza Daniels will be stepping down from the role. In this farewell message Reza reflects on the SALDRU's accomplishments and achievements over the period.

Siyaphambili interactive website

An interactive website to track and monitor qualification attainment and related information in South Africa

OpenSALDRU

The SALDRU repository contains publications from research conducted within the research unit. Select a collection to browse its contents.

SALDRU launches interactive online platform The Community Explorer

Effective community-level development requires granular insights into well-being disparities. The Community Explorer is an interactive online platform designed to map, analyse, and visualise community-level well-being data in South Africa