Following the launch of SALDRU’s Income Comparison Tool, we are pleased to report massive media interest in the tool. A large number of news outlets reported on the tool. Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, SALDRU’s director and Fazila Farouk, SALDRU’s communications manager, both fielded radio interviews. Leibbrandt was also featured in a television news insert. Peruse the coverage below.
NEWS ARTICLES
Eyewitness News: Tracking Inequality: Tool Shows You Where You Fall in SA’s Income Distribution
City Press: UCT tool tells you if your salary is tool low
Fin24: Think your salary is low? Use this tool to find out
Times Live: Keeping up with the Khumalos: Compare your income to the rest of SA with this new tool
Die Burger: Voel jy arm? Doen die toets; sien of jy is
IT Web: UCT Web tool drills into income inequality
The South African: You can compare your household income to the rest of SA using this tool
Business Insider: Compare your income to the rest of South Africa with this calculator
Business Tech: This tool lets you compare your salary to others in South Africa
htxt.africa: UCT’s income comparison tool shows South Africans where they stand
The Skills Portal: Compare your salary to the average South African
Algoa FM: Think your salary is low? Use this tool to find out
UCT News: Challenging the middle-class comfort zone
RADIO
Radio 702: Prof. Murray Leibbrandt is interviewed by Azania Mosaka
Cape Talk: Africa Melane interviews Murray Leibbrandt
Jet Set Breakfast Show on SAFM: Murray Leibbrandt talks to Lizette Khan
SAFM Morning Show: Murray Leibbrandt talks to Stephen Grootes (interview not available online)
Voice of the Cape: Fazila Farouk talks to VOC (interview not available online)
TELEVISION
CGTN Africa: South African University develops new income comparison tool to track inequality
OP-ED
Daily Maverick: Inequality in South Africa: Beyond the 1%