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 In the Media
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. In the Media
#SOSColombia: Remember Sharpeville? 31st May 202131st May 2021Kim 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. In the Media
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. In the Media
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
Supporting youth during and beyond COVID-19 28th Jun 202016th Dec 2020Kim Ingle City Press published an article written by Saldrupians Ariane De Lannoy, Gibson Mudiriza and Charmaine Smith, together with Lauren Graham from the CSDA at the University of Johannesburg. The article shares insights into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young South Africans, drawn from a survey conducted by SALDRU and Unicef SA through Unicef’s UReport platform. In the Media
Social science shows it can contribute to COVID-19 policy-making 27th May 202030th Sep 2020Kim Ingle Together with Nico Cloete and Francois van Schalkwyk, SALDRU Director Murray Leibbrandt wrote an article for University World News on evidence and policy-making. In the article, SALDRU’s input to the announcement of an increase in the child support grant is given as an example of government and research groups working together towards evidence-based policy-making. In the Media
South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis 1st Apr 20202nd May 2020Kim Ingle In an article in The Conversation, Saldrupians Ihsaan Bassier, Josh Budlender, Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, Prof. Vimal Ranchhod and Rocco Zizzamia argue that South Africa’s lockdown will hit informal workers and their households hardest and that a top-up to the Child Support Grant (CSG) is needed to mitigate this impact. In the Media
SA needs policy shift on youth 8th Jan 20208th Jan 2020Kim Ingle SALDRU’s Ariane De Lannoy and Murray Leibbrandt co-authored an op-ed for the City Press on 16 June 2019 with Najwah Allie-Edries, Lauren Graham, Nilmini Herath and Shakira Maharaj. The authors explain how a local research consortium has been investigating what type of intervention can be designed to ensure that South Africa’s NEET young people are as supported as EU youth are by its “youth guarantee” programme. In the Media
SA faces enormous challenges 27th Nov 201927th May 2020Kim Ingle Murray Leibbrandt together with Anda David from the Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD) and Werner Ruch from StatsSA, wrote an op-ed for City Press which explains the policy importance of the 'Inequality Trends in South Africa' report, the collaboration behind it and the datasets used in compiling the report. In the Media
