SALDRU News – SALDRU

Project wrap-up: The consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for inequalities in higher education in South Africa

28th Aug 20234th Sep 2023Kim Ingle

SALDRU’s Siyaphambili Post-School Research Group closed off a three-year project on The COVID-19 health crisis and inequalities in tertiary education in South Africa. The project was funded by the Spencer foundation. Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw present an overview of the project's objectives and key findings.

The first Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture

27th Jul 202328th Aug 2023Kim Ingle

The University of Cape Town’s Interim Vice Chancellor, together with SALDRU and DataFirst, hosted the first Annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture.

Wilson book launch recalls his fiery heart, icy mind

27th Jul 202327th Jul 2023Kim Ingle Pippa Green

SALDRU hosted the launch of the last book by the late Francis Wilson. The book is entitled Black, White and Gold, and was published by KMM publishers. At the event, Pippa Green moderated a panel discussion with Moeletsi Mbeki and Advocate Geoff Budlender.

Using cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce violence in schools

27th Jul 202327th Jul 2023Kim Ingle

Given the promising results from randomised evaluations on CBT-inspired interventions, the Western Cape Government and J-PAL Africa piloted the Shukuma: Moving Mindsets programme in a subset of schools in the Western Cape.

Can grants help combat unemployment?

29th Jun 202329th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Pippa Green

Is there a role for well-designed grants to complement active labour-market policies? This was the central theme in the first of a series of policy debates in late June hosted jointly by Econ3x3 and SA-TIED.

Profile of young NEETs aged 15-24 years in South Africa: an annual update

29th Jun 202329th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Prepared by Gibson Mudiriza (University of the Free State) and Ariane De Lannoy (SALDRU, University of Cape Town)

A detailed discussion on youth unemployment using multiple waves of QLFS data. This allows for the illumination of both the existing magnitude of the challenges, as well as how they have evolved over the past decade.

A wonderful transition in SALDRU to be celebrated

29th Jun 202330th Jun 2023Kim Ingle

Murray Leibbrandt discusses what the future will look like from a SALDRU leadership perspective, some of his reflections on the people that make SALDRU such a special place, and his continuing role as a Saldrupian.

Basic Package of Support: Reaching Proof of concept

29th May 20231st Jun 2023Kim Ingle

The BPS has been through three phases of development: (a) initial concept and design, (b) preparation for the pilot, and (c) a pilot to reach proof of concept. Having achieved the proof of concept, the BPS is now entering an incubation phase, characterised by improvements through ongoing learning and preparation for scale.

Youth Explorer: building layers of knowledge to better inform policy design and planning

29th May 202329th May 2023Kim Ingle

The Youth Explorer currently maps a series of indicators on youth well-being and does this at various geographical levels. This allows users to understand the lived experiences of young people across the country. This year, several exciting pieces of work are being conducted to build an even stronger and more complete pipeline of information.

A Focus on Youth, in the run up to June 2023

29th May 202329th May 2023Kim Ingle

Several of SALDRU’s youth-focused projects are a part of the PYEI and of the NPMN. This article discusses two of these projects.