J-PAL Africa’s Evaluating Social Programs course held in Nigeria 31st Aug 2022Kim Ingle J-PAL Africa ran its annual Evaluating Social Programmes (ESP) course in Abuja, Nigeria, from 25-29 July. Spotlight
When campuses close: Using institutional data to unpack South African university students’ enrolment and performance during the COVID-19 pandemic 31st Aug 20221st Sep 2022Kim Ingle Nicola Branson & Emma Whitelaw In this article, Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw showcase initial results of their study on the effect of COVID-19 closures on South African undergraduate students’ academic performance. SALDRU News
Colombians have voted for change 27th Jul 202228th Jul 2022Kim Ingle Development and Cooperation published an article by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón. The article explains that the presidential elections that took place in Colombia on June 19th 2022 brought a left-wing candidacy to the presidency of the country for the first time in its history. In the Media
Why the South African state should not subsidize minibus taxi owners 27th Jul 202227th Jul 2022Kim Ingle The Conversation published an article by SALDRU associate Andrew Kerr, which explains that currently the only direct subsidy that South African minibus taxi owners receive is a scrapping allowance upon scrapping old taxies. Andrew argues that minibus taxi operators should not be further subsidized because they already receive two substantial implicit subsidies. In the Media
Building a robust evidence-based research community: Strengthening pathways for African researchers 27th Jul 202231st Aug 2022Kim Ingle J-PAL Africa continuously reflects on what more they, as a research network, funder, trainer, and policy advisor, can be doing to support and amplify the voices of researchers based in the countries in which J-PAL Africa works. SALDRU News
Tribute to renowned South African economist Francis Wilson 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle The Conversation published an article by Murray Leibbrandt which shares a tribute to Francis Wilson, SALDRU’s founder. In the Media
Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren’t interested in having COVID jabs 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle The Conversation published an article by Katherine Eyal which discusses some vaccine hesitancy findings from the second round of the survey, and what these imply for the next steps of those wanting to promote greater vaccine uptake. In the Media
ACEIR delegation attends a Strategic Planning Workshop in Ghana 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle A group of Saldrupians attended a strategic planning workshop for the African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR), which was held just outside of Accra. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support opens its second pilot site 30th Jun 20221st Dec 2022Kim Ingle The BPS team has just opened the doors of its second pilot site in Orange Farm, Gauteng. SALDRU News
Profile of young NEETs in South Africa 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle Gibson Mudiriza and Ariane de Lannoy This article provides an overview of the profile of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) in South Africa. SALDRU News
