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From Now On: A video-based intervention to promote HIV treatment among men

30th Aug 202131st Aug 2021Kim Ingle

SALDRU researcher Brendan Maughan-Brown completed the development of a video-based intervention titled From Now On, which aims to encourage South African men living with HIV to start, and to stay on, HIV treatment

NIDS-CRAM, a uniquely collaborative national survey to meet the needs of the moment

28th Jul 202130th Nov 2021Kim Ingle Kim Ingle and Tim Brophy

In late March 2020, the idea for a rapid survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on South Africa was first conceived by Dr Nic Spaull of Stellenbosch University, together with several researchers from across the country. SALDRU quickly became involved in helping to make this happen and NIDS-CRAM was born.

Inventories and the outlook for 2021 GDP growth

30th Jun 202130th Jun 2021Kim Ingle

The quarterly change in inventories is a key indicator, both of the impact of lockdown in 2020, and of the recovery path ahead. The national accounts have now recorded six consecutive quarters of inventory destocking.

COVID-19 learning losses: early grade reading in South Africa

30th Jun 202128th Sep 2022Kim Ingle

This article contributes to the literature on COVID-19 learning losses by providing one of the first pieces of evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on learning from a developing country. Early grade reading gains for different cohorts of learners at the same schools in South Africa are compared.

“We could be more if people believe in us”

23rd Jun 202130th Jun 2021Kim Ingle

The first pilot of the Basic Package of Support (BPS) programme will be implemented in Atlantis, situated some 70km from Cape Town in the Western Cape, later in 2021. In preparation for the pilot launch, the first site visit was held in March and with further conversations in May and June.

New SALDRU Youth Explorer Team Members

31st May 202131st May 2021Kim Ingle

Large amounts of data on government provided services are being gathered and verified in a collaborative effort by SALDRU and OpenUp, supported by the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention and its partners.

South Africa’s efforts to tackle joblessness can be more effective: here’s how

31st May 2021Kim Ingle

In April, The Conversation published an article written by Ariane De Lannoy, together with Lauren Graham and Leila Patel. The authors argue that assessing youth employability interventions based solely on job placement is inadequate, as this ignores other outcomes which are also important, particularly in environments of high structural unemployment

The human tragedy of South Africa’s inequality

31st May 2021Kim Ingle

Murray Leibbrandt contributed to New Frame’s New Economy project, with his article in this series being published on 17 May. The article discusses how inequality has become a particularly important development challenge over the last decade.

#SOSColombia: Remember Sharpeville?

31st May 202127th Jul 2022Kim Ingle

Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón and Maria Gabriela Palacio wrote an article on protests in Columbia over the last few weeks. It was published by Mail and Gaurdian.

What should we expect from the 2021 GDP revisions?

31st May 202130th Jun 2021Kim Ingle

South Africa’s national accounts were last rebased and benchmarked in 2014. The next rebasing should have been done in 2019, was rescheduled to 2020, but was deferred due to the unusual circumstances of the year. The rebasing of the national accounts has, in the past, been accompanied by substantial upward revisions to both the level of GDP and prior growth rates.