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. SALDRU News
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. SALDRU News
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. SALDRU News
The complexities of evidence-based policymaking 30th Mar 202230th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Ihsaan Bassier, Josh Budlender and Vimal Ranchhod This article explores some systemic reasons for challenges in the research-policy relationship, using the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) as an instructive case study. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support enters implementation phase 28th Feb 202231st May 2022Kim Ingle The Basic Package of Support (BPS) team is excited to announce that the first BPS pilot site in Atlantis in the Western Cape is now open. SALDRU News
The 2022 Budget 28th Feb 202228th Oct 2022Kim Ingle In this article, Andrew Donaldson reviews the 2022 Budget and references a new dashboard that the Treasury has added to the publications which accompany the budget speech. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support pilot site opens 30th Jan 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle SALDRU, the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) and the DG Murray Trust’s Basic Package of Support team opened the project’s very first pilot site in Atlantis, Western Cape. SALDRU News
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics winners and the impact of their work on SALDRU 30th Jan 202230th Mar 2022Kim Ingle In this article, we describe some of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics winners' main contributions to economics as an academic discipline, and highlight some of the ways in which these insights and methods have been reflected in SALDRU’s work. SALDRU News
CVACS Wave 1 preliminary findings webinar 10th Jan 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle Preliminary findings from the CVACS Round 1 survey were released in a webinar. Though data collection for the first round of interviews was still underway, results based off of the approximately 2000 interviews first conducted were presented at this webinar. SALDRU News
Planning for inclusive growth: What did the COVID-19 pandemic teach us? 30th Nov 202130th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Charmaine Smith, ACEIR communication manager. SALDRU director Murray Leibbrandt, who also heads the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), delivered the final keynote address at the third biennial conference of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) this month. SALDRU News