Patrizio Piraino Becomes J-PAL Affiliate 28th Feb 201828th Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Patrizio Piraino, a SALDRU Research Associate, has been selected as a J-PAL affiliate. J-PAL affiliates are professors based at 52 universities around the world who conduct randomized evaluations to design, evaluate, and improve programs and policies aimed at reducing poverty, and publish the results of these evaluations in high-quality economics journals. Spotlight
Highlighting Africa’s Water Challenges in Europe 27th Feb 201827th Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Visiting Professor at SALDRU and the Poverty and Inequality Initiative, Hiroyuki Hino, travelled to Brussels to speak at an event hosted by Think Tank, Friends of Europe. The event was titled “Europe, Japan and Africa: Facing up together to Africa’s infrastructure challenges”. Spotlight
Engaging Discussion at Social Cohesion and Inequality Workshop 27th Feb 201828th Apr 2021Fazila Farouk UCT’s Poverty and Inequality Initiative co-hosted a social cohesion and inequality workshop with the French Development Agency and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation on 8 February 2018 in Philippi Village. A Panel of experts led an engaging discussion. SALDRU News
Tobacco Taxation and the Poor 26th Feb 201827th Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Corne Van Walbeek of SALDRU’s Economics of Tobacco Control Project (ETCP) made a presentation to the Dutch Alliance for a Smoke Free Society at a meeting in Den Haag. He talked about the significance of tobacco taxes and how to make progress in reducing affordability while mitigating any negative impacts on the poor. Spotlight
South Africa’s Youth Need a Basic Package of Support 26th Feb 201829th May 2023Fazila Farouk As issues affecting our youth take centre stage under the Ramaphosa presidency, SALDRU is pleased to highlight our research in this area, including a proposal for a basic package of support for SA's youth developed with our partners. SALDRU News
Understanding Local Level Realities of Young South Africans as Part of Not Leaving Them Behind 26th Feb 201827th Oct 2023Fazila Farouk The South African state's new focus on youth should see one million young people placed in paid internships or new job opportunities. But, SALDRU’s research finds that a thorough understanding local area dynamics is needed to ensure that no one is left behind. SALDRU News
Watch: Are Training Colleges Increasing the Skills Base in South Africa? 22nd Feb 201828th Oct 2021Fazila Farouk South Africa’s inequality crisis is confounded by a skills shortage. But governments expansion of vocational training is missing the mark. SALDRU’s research finds that enrollment in vocational colleges is growing, but not amongst the target group. Videos
An Economic Agenda for South Africa’s Next Government 10th Feb 201830th Jun 2021Fazila Farouk Project Syndicate "What will a Ramaphosa presidency have to do to restore growth and ensure social progress in Africa’s lagging economic powerhouse?", asks SALDRU's senior researcher, Andrew Donaldson. In the Media
Rising to the challenge: tackling poverty and inequality 5th Feb 201829th Apr 2022Fazila Farouk News 24 "Despite explicit policies such as the Reconstruction and Development Programme; despite millions of dollars of expenditure...the results did not measure effort nor expectations," argues SALDRU's Francis Wilson. In the Media
Poor Nutrition is Stunting Intellectual Development 31st Jan 20182nd Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Business Day Free education means little if poor health and hunger continue to hobble children, writes SALDRU’s Samantha Richmond in Business Day. In the Media