Invitation: Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture 2023 30th May 20231st Jun 2023Kim Ingle The Vice Chancellor in partnership with SALDRU and DataFirst invites you to ‘save the date’ for the first annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture. Spotlight
Save the date: Black, White & Gold book launch 29th May 202330th May 2023Kim Ingle A collection of works by the late Professor Francis Wilson, Black, White & Gold, will be launched at a lunchtime event in the University of Cape Town School of Economics building on July 3rd, 2023. Spotlight
Basic Package of Support: Reaching Proof of concept 29th May 20231st Jun 2023Kim Ingle The BPS has been through three phases of development: (a) initial concept and design, (b) preparation for the pilot, and (c) a pilot to reach proof of concept. Having achieved the proof of concept, the BPS is now entering an incubation phase, characterised by improvements through ongoing learning and preparation for scale. SALDRU News
Youth Explorer: building layers of knowledge to better inform policy design and planning 29th May 202329th May 2023Kim Ingle The Youth Explorer currently maps a series of indicators on youth well-being and does this at various geographical levels. This allows users to understand the lived experiences of young people across the country. This year, several exciting pieces of work are being conducted to build an even stronger and more complete pipeline of information. SALDRU News
A Focus on Youth, in the run up to June 2023 29th May 202329th May 2023Kim Ingle Several of SALDRU’s youth-focused projects are a part of the PYEI and of the NPMN. This article discusses two of these projects. SALDRU News
Youth employment programmes have the potential to meaningfully impact learning outcomes in the early grades 24th Apr 202324th Apr 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU was tasked with conducting an independent evaluation of the Funda Wande intervention in Limpopo. SALDRU News
An introduction to SALDRU’s administrative team 30th Mar 202330th Mar 2023Kim Ingle Tania Hendricks In this article Tania Hendricks, who heads up the SALDRU administrative team, introduces us to the core SALDRU administrative team. SALDRU News
2023 Budget – awaiting political consolidation 27th Feb 2023Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson reviews what was covered in South Africa's 2023 Budget. SALDRU News
The power of bosses to set wages explains much of South Africa’s inequality 30th Jan 202330th Jan 2023Kim Ingle Ihsaan Bassier In a study, forthcoming in the Journal of Development Economics, Ihsaan Bassier shows that for the vast majority of workers, how much they are paid has as much to do with which employer they work for, as with what they bring to the table in terms of skills and experience. SALDRU News
John Ernstzen’s life of public service, both as a trade unionist and in government 1st Dec 2022Kim Ingle Daily Maverick published an article by Pippa Green on 24 November, about trade unionist John Ernstzen who recently passed away In the Media
