NIDS-CRAM, a uniquely collaborative national survey to meet the needs of the moment 28th Jul 202130th Nov 2021Kim Ingle Kim Ingle and Tim Brophy In late March 2020, the idea for a rapid survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on South Africa was first conceived by Dr Nic Spaull of Stellenbosch University, together with several researchers from across the country. SALDRU quickly became involved in helping to make this happen and NIDS-CRAM was born. SALDRU News
Inventories and the outlook for 2021 GDP growth 30th Jun 202130th Jun 2021Kim Ingle The quarterly change in inventories is a key indicator, both of the impact of lockdown in 2020, and of the recovery path ahead. The national accounts have now recorded six consecutive quarters of inventory destocking. SALDRU News
COVID-19 learning losses: early grade reading in South Africa 30th Jun 202128th Sep 2022Kim Ingle This article contributes to the literature on COVID-19 learning losses by providing one of the first pieces of evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on learning from a developing country. Early grade reading gains for different cohorts of learners at the same schools in South Africa are compared. SALDRU News
“We could be more if people believe in us” 23rd Jun 202130th Jun 2021Kim Ingle The first pilot of the Basic Package of Support (BPS) programme will be implemented in Atlantis, situated some 70km from Cape Town in the Western Cape, later in 2021. In preparation for the pilot launch, the first site visit was held in March and with further conversations in May and June. SALDRU News
New SALDRU Youth Explorer Team Members 31st May 202131st May 2021Kim Ingle Large amounts of data on government provided services are being gathered and verified in a collaborative effort by SALDRU and OpenUp, supported by the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention and its partners. SALDRU News
Youth Explorer expanded into tool for services mapping and referrals 31st May 202130th Jan 2022Kim Ingle The development of the Youth Explorer by SALDRU researchers in collaboration with OpenUp and government partners began four years ago. When the portal SALDRU News
UCT lecture by Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee 31st May 202130th Mar 2022Kim Ingle Co-founder of J-PAL (whose Africa office is based in SALDRU) and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Abhijit Banerjee, spoke at UCT's virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture. SALDRU News
South African inequalities highlighted at international conference 28th Apr 202128th Apr 2021Kim Ingle Findings from South Africa’s first multidimensional inequality diagnostics report recently featured prominently at a high-level conference hosted by the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). SALDRU News
On the 2021 Budget 31st Mar 202128th Oct 2022Kim Ingle Andrew Donaldson The 2021 South African National Budget confirms National Treasury’s firm resolve to reverse South Africa’s rising debt burden while adjusting to a lower growth and inflation outlook. The outcome is a brutal constraint on spending for the period ahead. SALDRU News
Understanding employment dynamics in South Africa using the NIDS-CRAM survey 25th Feb 202128th Jul 2021Kim Ingle February 17th 2021 marked the official release of the National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) Wave 3 data. In this article Assoc. Prof. Reza Daniels focuses on what the NIDS-CRAM data can tell us about measuring employment in South Africa. SALDRU News