Listen: Half of middle class South Africans are a pay-cheque away from poverty 29th May 201828th Oct 2022Fazila Farouk Only about 45% of South Africans are “not poor”. Of those who aren’t poor, only about half belong to the “stable middle class”; meaning they are free from poverty now and, probably, in the future. In the Media
Outstanding Media Coverage of SALDRU’s Study on Smoking Ban 29th May 20181st Jul 2018Fazila Farouk SALDRU is pleased that a large number of media outlets showed great interest in our study on the proposed smoking ban in public areas. Following the release of a press statement about the study, our ETCP colleagues fielded many media inquiries, resulting in the findings being covered by a number of media outlets. In the Media
Press Statement: UCT Study Finds that Most Restaurant Owners Support a Complete Ban on Smoking in Restaurants 30th Apr 201830th Apr 2018Fazila Farouk The Minister of Health recently announced a 100% ban on smoking in public areas. A SALDRU study published by the South African Medical Journal finds that SA restaurants may be ahead of the curve with their smoking policies. In the Media
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
