Tackling Inequality Sustainably Beyond Social Grants 29th Apr 201830th Nov 2021Fazila Farouk By Janina Hudenborn, Daily Maverick The lives of many South Africans are shifting for the better, but not quickly enough. As Cyril Ramaphosa takes South Africa into a new chapter, government needs to look at what has worked and what has not and make wise policy choices that will deliver on the ANC’s overdue promise of a better life for all. In the Media
Daily Maverick Features NIDS’ Data in Youth Unemployment Feature 16th Apr 201821st May 2018Fazila Farouk The Daily Maverick recently produced a lengthy feature on youth unemployment in South Africa, which quoted extensively from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS). The article titled "Youth Unemployment in Focus: When you’re job-hunting so long that you’re no longer young", was written by By Marelise van der Merwe, Aphiwe Ngalo and Rebecca Redelmeier. In the Media
Interlocking Strategies Needed to Cut Youth Unemployment 3rd Apr 201831st Jul 2019Fazila Farouk Business Day While the Youth Employment Service initiative, which aims to place 1-million young people in internships in businesses over three years, is commendable, innovative thinking is needed to tackle the multiple drivers, at the macro and micro levels, that fuel unemployment. In the Media
Rebooted and on a Mission 23rd Mar 201828th Mar 2018Fazila Farouk By Helen Swingler, UCT News The Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), one of UCT’s oldest and most respected research units, has a new mission statement and In the Media
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
