Radio interview: High poverty and inequality in South Africa, 10 years after Nelson Mandela’s passing 29th Jan 2024Kim Ingle Fabio Diaz was interviewed as part of the Five Continents (Cinco continentes) radio show of RTVE (Spanish public broadcasting radio). The radio segment discussed South Africa having to reconcile the contrast between the reality of high poverty and inequality, and the promise of what South Africa was expected to become post-1994. In the Media
South Africa’s higher education funding conundrum: could the current funding system hamper social mobility and university performance? 12th Dec 202312th Dec 2023Kim Ingle By supporting social mobility, higher education can help economies become more socially inclusive. However, South Africa’s generous financial aid scheme for higher education could risk constraining the sector’s social and economic potential. This column explores what evidence is available. In the Media
What has happened to the personal income tax base since 2011? 12th Dec 202312th Dec 2023Kim Ingle Econ3x3 published an article by Andrew Donaldson which provides estimates of the trend in the size and distribution of the personal income tax base over the period of 2011-2023. In the Media
Inequality in higher education amplified by COVID-19 pandemic 27th Oct 202330th Oct 2023Kim Ingle UCT News spoke to Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw about their project “The COVID-19 health crisis and inequalities in tertiary education in South Africa”. In the Media
The Amazon rainforest and oil: The Colombian government and its energy transition plan 27th Sep 202329th Apr 2024Kim Ingle In this Spanish article Brigitte Castañeda (from Universidad de los Andes) and Fabio Diaz discuss the challenges for an energy transition policy in Colombia. In the Media
Radio interview: BRICS summit in South Africa and the geopolitical dimensions of the gathering 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Fabio Diaz was interviewed during the Five Continents (Cinco continentes) radio show of RTVE (Spanish public broadcasting radio) by Monica Cartes. In the Media
Catalyse social mobility through the success of students 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Emma Whitelaw and Nicola Branson wrote a University World News article about Murray Leibbrandt’s keynote address at the Siyaphumelela Network Conference 2023. In the Media
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 202229th Apr 2024Kim 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
