SALDRU News – SALDRU

When campuses close: Using institutional data to unpack South African university students’ enrolment and performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

31st Aug 20221st Sep 2022Kim Ingle Nicola Branson & Emma Whitelaw

In this article, Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw showcase initial results of their study on the effect of COVID-19 closures on South African undergraduate students’ academic performance.

Building a robust evidence-based research community: Strengthening pathways for African researchers

27th Jul 202231st Aug 2022Kim Ingle

J-PAL Africa continuously reflects on what more they, as a research network, funder, trainer, and policy advisor, can be doing to support and amplify the voices of researchers based in the countries in which J-PAL Africa works.

ACEIR delegation attends a Strategic Planning Workshop in Ghana

30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

A group of Saldrupians attended a strategic planning workshop for the African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR), which was held just outside of Accra.

Basic Package of Support opens its second pilot site

30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

The BPS team has just opened the doors of its second pilot site in Orange Farm, Gauteng.

Profile of young NEETs in South Africa

30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle Gibson Mudiriza and Ariane de Lannoy

This article provides an overview of the profile of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) in South Africa.

Youth Month 2022: the importance of recognizing young people’s resilience in their search for opportunities

30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

This article argues that some statements regarding youth who are unemployed or Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET) are overly simplifying the position of young people, and fail to recognise the endless attempts of many of these young people to reconnect to either the education system or the labour market.

Basic Package of Support programme gathers first set of data on beneficiaries and gears up for the next pilot sites

31st May 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

The first Basic Package of Support pilot site in Atlantis, Western Cape, opened its doors in the second half of January 2022. In less than three months, 132 young people have enrolled for this innovative youth coaching and support programme. Of these, 109 are eligible for the programme.

Tribute to Francis Wilson

31st May 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

Murray Leibbrandt read a speech at Francis Wilson’s funeral on 2 May 2022. In the speech, Murray reviewed Francis Wilson’s professional career and legacy; including his illuminating research, founding of SALDRU, guiding its specific research culture and building its reputation.

What we have learnt from the COVID-19 Vaccine Survey (CVACS) Survey 2

29th Apr 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

In mid-April 2022, the CVACS team shared key findings from Survey 2 in a webinar. In this article we share some of these key findings.

In memory of Professor Francis Wilson

29th Apr 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle

Professor Francis Wilson passed away on the evening of 24 April 2022 in Cape Town at the age of 82. Francis was the founding Director of SALDRU in 1975 and remained as our Director until 2001.