South African inequalities highlighted at international conference 28th Apr 202128th Apr 2021Kim Ingle Findings from South Africa’s first multidimensional inequality diagnostics report recently featured prominently at a high-level conference hosted by the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). SALDRU News
J-PAL Africa: A decade of bridging the gap between research and policy 31st Mar 202131st Mar 2021Kim Ingle This year marks the 10th anniversary of the J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab) Africa office. Spotlight
Pippa Green returns to SALDRU as the Managing Editor of Econ3x3 31st Mar 202130th Jan 2022Kim Ingle Pippa Green returns to SALDRU as the Managing Editor of Econ3x3, the SALDRU-managed online forum for critical public debate on unemployment and employment, income distribution, and inclusive growth in South Africa. Spotlight
On the 2021 Budget 31st Mar 202128th Oct 2022Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson The 2021 South African National Budget confirms National Treasury’s firm resolve to reverse South Africa’s rising debt burden while adjusting to a lower growth and inflation outlook. The outcome is a brutal constraint on spending for the period ahead. SALDRU News
The missing 27 billion 25th Feb 2021Kim Ingle The African continent could bridge a significant amount of its financing gaps by improving the management of corporate income taxes, eliminating unnecessary tax exemptions and curbing illicit financial flows. A summary of an Africa is a Country article by Muna Shifa. In the Media
Understanding employment dynamics in South Africa using the NIDS-CRAM survey 25th Feb 202128th Jul 2021Kim Ingle February 17th 2021 marked the official release of the National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) Wave 3 data. In this article Assoc. Prof. Reza Daniels focuses on what the NIDS-CRAM data can tell us about measuring employment in South Africa. SALDRU News
Gearing up for piloting a support programme for vulnerable young people in South Africa 28th Jan 202130th Jun 2022Kim Ingle This article shares some of the BPS’s milestones during 2020 and provides a brief recap of the reasons underlying the development of the BPS, and why this has become especially pertinent in the context of COVID-19. SALDRU News
The Platform Economy: Is a crowdworker an employee? Lessons from Germany 13th Dec 202015th Dec 2020Kim Ingle Dr Ruediger Helm, lawyer of the claimant in this case Roamler is one of a profusion of new platform companies currently disrupting the labour market by utilizing innovative definitions to describe the people it deploys to do its work. A case was brought against Roamler in Germany by a so-called member of the crowd (of Roamler's crowdsourcing platform) who was legally represented in the German Federal Labour Court by SALDRU affiliate, Dr Ruediger Helm. SALDRU News
Youth Explorer team presents to the ESIEID Ministerial Cluster 13th Dec 202027th Oct 2023Kim Ingle In early December 2020, Ariane de Lannoy presented to the Ministerial Cluster for the Economic Sectors, Investment, Employment and Infrastructure Development, on behalf of the Youth Explorer team and as part of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention. SALDRU News
Benchmarking early grade reading literacy skills in Nguni languages 26th Nov 202024th Apr 2023Kim Ingle A multi-disciplinary team from SALDRU at UCT, RESEP at Stellenbosch University and NORC at the University of Chicago have collaborated to establish benchmarks for foundational reading skills in three Nguni languages. SALDRU News