The Real state of the Nation: Study the Data 9th Mar 201829th Mar 2018Fazila Farouk UCT News A big part of moving forward must lie in understanding what has worked and not worked up to now. Fortunately, there is plenty of data to show us the real state of the nation – including from the government’s own research initiatives, writes SALDRU's Samantha Richmond. In the Media
Tough Anti-Smoking Measures Expected 7th Mar 201829th Mar 2018Fazila Farouk Health-E News SALDRU’s Prof. Corne van Walbeek, director of the Economics of Tobacco Control Project, told Health-E News, “Since 2004 South Africa’s tobacco control strategy has largely fizzled out. The 1990s passion of using excise tax as a means to reduce smoking has disappeared”. In the Media
Researching Affirmative Action at UCT 5th Mar 201826th Feb 2020Fazila Farouk By Kim Cloete, UCT News A study by SALDRU researchers, Andrew Kerr, Vimal Ranchhod and Patrizio Piraino, on the hotly debated issue of affirmative action has shown that the university’s policies have a substantial impact on the racial distribution of who is offered a place at the university. In the Media
An Economic Agenda for South Africa’s Next Government 10th Feb 201830th Jun 2021Fazila Farouk Project Syndicate "What will a Ramaphosa presidency have to do to restore growth and ensure social progress in Africa’s lagging economic powerhouse?", asks SALDRU's senior researcher, Andrew Donaldson. In the Media
Rising to the challenge: tackling poverty and inequality 5th Feb 201829th Apr 2022Fazila Farouk News 24 "Despite explicit policies such as the Reconstruction and Development Programme; despite millions of dollars of expenditure...the results did not measure effort nor expectations," argues SALDRU's Francis Wilson. In the Media
Poor Nutrition is Stunting Intellectual Development 31st Jan 20182nd Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Business Day Free education means little if poor health and hunger continue to hobble children, writes SALDRU’s Samantha Richmond in Business Day. In the Media
Access to Mobile Phones Won’t Magically Fix Youth Unemployment in Africa 31st Jan 201831st Jul 2019Fazila Farouk The Conversation SALDRU’s Ariane De Lannoy and a colleague find that mobile phones are failing many more young people in their search for employment and livelihoods. In the Media
Income Gap a Case of Dwarfs and Giants 25th Jan 201831st Mar 2021Fazila Farouk Business Day “There is a concern that survey data tend to underestimate very high incomes,” writes SALDRU's Pippa Green in Business Day. In the Media
Binge-drinking is a Huge Problem in SA — But We Can’t Admit It 23rd Jan 20182nd Feb 2018Fazila Farouk Business Day SALDRU's Nicole Vellios and Corné van Walbeek say the huge drinking problem revealed in their research strengthens the argument for ‘strong‚ evidence-based policies that reduce the detrimental effects of alcohol use’. In the Media
Stable middle-class in SA may be smaller than thought, study shows 2nd Oct 201729th Jun 2018Fazila Farouk By Murray Leibbrandt & Rocco Zizzamia/Business Day Being in the stable middle class is not only about location in the literal middle of the income distribution: it means being free from poverty, not only today, but also tomorrow. It is about the freedom and stability to engage in mid-and long-term planning. In the Media
