Youth Month 2022: the importance of recognizing young people’s resilience in their search for opportunities 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle This article argues that some statements regarding youth who are unemployed or Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET) are overly simplifying the position of young people, and fail to recognise the endless attempts of many of these young people to reconnect to either the education system or the labour market. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support programme gathers first set of data on beneficiaries and gears up for the next pilot sites 31st May 20221st Dec 2022Kim Ingle The first Basic Package of Support pilot site in Atlantis, Western Cape, opened its doors in the second half of January 2022. In less than three months, 132 young people have enrolled for this innovative youth coaching and support programme. Of these, 109 are eligible for the programme. SALDRU News
Tribute to Francis Wilson 31st May 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle Murray Leibbrandt read a speech at Francis Wilson’s funeral on 2 May 2022. In the speech, Murray reviewed Francis Wilson’s professional career and legacy; including his illuminating research, founding of SALDRU, guiding its specific research culture and building its reputation. SALDRU News
What we have learnt from the COVID-19 Vaccine Survey (CVACS) Survey 2 29th Apr 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle In mid-April 2022, the CVACS team shared key findings from Survey 2 in a webinar. In this article we share some of these key findings. SALDRU News
In memory of Professor Francis Wilson 29th Apr 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle Professor Francis Wilson passed away on the evening of 24 April 2022 in Cape Town at the age of 82. Francis was the founding Director of SALDRU in 1975 and remained as our Director until 2001. SALDRU News
The impact of the pandemic on inequality in Africa and South Africa (in Spanish) 30th Mar 202230th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Fabio Andrés Díaz was interviewed in Spanish on a radio program called Cinco Continentes (Five Continents). In the Media
The interaction of mass media and social media in fueling ethnic violence in Ethiopia 30th Mar 2022Kim Ingle In an Accord article, Muna Shifa and Fabio Andrés Díaz discuss how social media platforms play a prominent role in modern society by providing tools for various voices to communicate ideas, perspectives and worldviews. In the Media
Social stratification around the NSFAS threshold: A dynamic approach to profiling the missing middle 30th Mar 202230th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Emma Whitelaw, Nicola Branson, and Murray Leibbrandt discuss the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) income threshold for funding eligibility in their article published in Econ3x3. In the Media
Tackling inequality will break the gridlock on what to do about climate change 30th Mar 2022Kim Ingle The Conversation published an article by Murray Leibbrandt and Anda David, where the authors argue that inequality has played a role in limiting climate action to date and explain how inequality and climate have been intertwined. In the Media
The complexities of evidence-based policymaking 30th Mar 202230th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Ihsaan Bassier, Josh Budlender and Vimal Ranchhod This article explores some systemic reasons for challenges in the research-policy relationship, using the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) as an instructive case study. SALDRU News
