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
Radio interview: What does it mean to be middle-class in South Africa? 28th Oct 202228th Oct 2022Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson was interviewed by Cape Talk’s Lester Kiewit. They discussed some examples of who might be considered middle class in South Africa and the SALDRU income comparison tool. In the Media
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
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
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
