Notice of postponement: SA@30 conference moved to 2-4 April 2025 25th Jul 202425th Jul 2024Kim Ingle The new date for the South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy conference is April 2-4, 2025, to be held at the University of Cape Town. Spotlight
SALDRU Data Wrangling with Stata 2024 Course 28th May 202428th May 2024Kim Ingle SALDRU is hosting an in-person course Data Wrangling in Stata: How to manage your empirical research project from 8-19 July at the University of Cape Town. Spotlight
Call for contributions: South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy 28th May 202425th Jul 2024Kim Ingle SALDRU will be convening a new inquiry entitled: "South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy" over 2-4 April 2025 at the University of Cape Town. The conference invites inputs from various stakeholders. Spotlight
2024 Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture 29th Apr 2024Kim Ingle The second annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture was delivered by former Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel. The title of his talk was “How to build – and break – a capable state: structural reform and institution building in the democratic era”. Spotlight
Invitation: Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture 26th Mar 202428th Mar 2024Kim Ingle The University of Cape Town, SALDRU and DataFirst invite you to the second annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture on 16 April 2024 at 18:00 SAST on "How to build – and break - a capable state: structural reform and institution building in the democratic era" by Trevor Manuel. Spotlight
Invitation: Open hybrid lecture by Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Universal Basic Income in the Developing World 28th Feb 20244th Mar 2024Kim Ingle The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Africa and SALDRU invite you to an open lecture on Universal Basic Income in the Developing World By Nobel laureate Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee on 13 March 2024. Spotlight
Policy Research Discussion: Understanding the effects of racial classification in Apartheid South Africa 28th Aug 202328th Aug 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU hosted a policy discussion between Prof. Vimal Ranchhod and Pippa Green about the first Francis Wilson Memorial Prize for Data-Driven Research award-winning article (co-written with Miquel Pellicer). Spotlight
Invitation to Francis Wilson Book Launch: “Black, White and Gold” 27th Jun 202327th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Please join us on 3 July 2023 for a panel discussion to launch "Black, White & Gold", a collection of works by the late SALDRU founder and Economics professor, Francis Wilson. Spotlight
Invitation: Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture 2023 30th May 202327th Jun 2023Kim Ingle The Vice Chancellor in partnership with SALDRU and DataFirst invites you to ‘save the date’ for the first annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture. Spotlight
Save the date: Black, White & Gold book launch 29th May 202327th Jun 2023Kim Ingle A collection of works by the late Professor Francis Wilson, Black, White & Gold, will be launched at a lunchtime event in the University of Cape Town School of Economics building on July 3rd, 2023. Spotlight
