Youth Explorer: building layers of knowledge to better inform policy design and planning 29th May 202327th Oct 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. SALDRU News
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. SALDRU News
Youth employment programmes have the potential to meaningfully impact learning outcomes in the early grades 24th Apr 202324th Apr 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU was tasked with conducting an independent evaluation of the Funda Wande intervention in Limpopo. SALDRU News
An introduction to SALDRU’s administrative team 30th Mar 202330th Mar 2023Kim Ingle Tania Hendricks In this article Tania Hendricks, who heads up the SALDRU administrative team, introduces us to the core SALDRU administrative team. SALDRU News
2023 Budget – awaiting political consolidation 27th Feb 2023Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson reviews what was covered in South Africa's 2023 Budget. SALDRU News
The power of bosses to set wages explains much of South Africa’s inequality 30th Jan 202330th Jan 2023Kim Ingle Ihsaan Bassier In a study, forthcoming in the Journal of Development Economics, Ihsaan Bassier shows that for the vast majority of workers, how much they are paid has as much to do with which employer they work for, as with what they bring to the table in terms of skills and experience. SALDRU News
SALDRU co-hosts ANTHUSIA end-of-programme colloquium 1st Dec 2022Kim Ingle SALDRU co-hosted the final colloquium of the Anthropology of Human Security (ANTHUSIA) programme. SALDRU News
Towards a Basic Package of Support – a year of great milestones 1st Dec 2022Kim Ingle The Basic Package of Support for NEET youth (BPS) project is coming to the end of its first year of piloting the programme. SALDRU News
Exhibiting at the World Science Forum 2022 1st Dec 202211th Jan 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU is one of a handful of UCT units whose work will be displayed at the 2022 World Science Forum. SALDRU’s contribution will mainly focus on the African Centre of Excellence in Inequality Research (ACEIR). SALDRU News
The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 28th Oct 202228th Oct 2022Kim Ingle A brief commentary on Minister Godongwana’s 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by Andrew Donaldson. SALDRU News