SALDRU News – Page 6 – SALDRU

Profile of young NEETs in South Africa

30th Jun 202229th Jun 2023Kim 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 20221st Dec 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 202227th Oct 2023Kim 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.