South Africa at a Glance, Looking Back at 10 Years and 5 Waves of NIDS 28th Feb 201914th Mar 2019Charmaine Smith The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) has been interviewing the same 28 000 people, and the people that they live with at the time, since 2008. In this video, some of the findings after five waves of NIDS are explored. In the MediaVideos
National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 launch 27th Feb 201914th Mar 2019Charmaine Smith Wave 5 of the National Income Dynamics Study was launched recently at the StatsSA offices in Pretoria, and with the participation of the the SALDRU team that implements NIDS on behalf of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. SALDRU NewsVideos
Watch: Leibbrandt Talk about ‘Turning the Tide on Inequality’ 21st Dec 201821st Dec 2018Fazila Farouk Watch SALDRU’s Murray Leibbrandt talk, in this newly released video, about a new UNU-WIDER/National Treasury project, Southern Africa - Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED). SA-TIED is a partnership between government and the research community and Leibbrandt leads the “Turning the Tide on Inequality” work stream. SALDRU NewsVideos
Watch: CEO of HSRC Talks to SALDRU about Significance of Inequality Research and Engaged Scholarship 26th Nov 201823rd Aug 2023Fazila Farouk Engaged scholarship is most applicable for dealing with racial, economic and geographic challenges, the HSRC's Crain Soudien told SALDRU on the side-lines of the SALDRU/ACEIR/GIZ conference on inequalities. Videos
Watch: South African university develops new tool to track inequality 27th Jul 201830th Jul 2018Fazila Farouk CGTN's Travers Andrews talked to Prof. Murray Leibbrandt about SALDRU's Income Comparison Tool that aims to help people better understand SA's inequality. "We're all part of this society. We all fit somewhere. It's necessary to know where you fit in the distribution and see how other people live," Leibbrandt told him. In the MediaVideos
New Video: Can childhood nutrition have an impact on educational outcomes? 30th Jun 20182nd Jul 2018Fazila Farouk In this video, we explore one of the impacts of early childhood health on later outcomes by looking at the impact of nutrition on educational outcomes, as measured in terms of school performance. This evidence is drawn from the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS). Videos
Ingrid Woolard: Wealth Tax and High Incomes in South Africa 30th Apr 201822nd Aug 2023Fazila Farouk Research has established that there is even higher inequality in wealth than in income, Prof. Ingrid Woolard said at a symposium on "Social Mobility and Inequality in South Africa”, co-hosted by SALDRU and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa Office. Videos
Martin Wittenberg: High Earners in South Africa 30th Apr 201822nd Aug 2023Fazila Farouk The rich matter a lot for overall inequality in South Africa, Prof. Martin Wittenberg said at a symposium on "Social Mobility and Inequality in South Africa”, co-hosted by SALDRU and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa Office. Videos
Nicola Branson: Post-secondary Education Enrolment 30th Apr 201822nd Aug 2023Fazila Farouk A staggering 60 out of 100 children that start school, drop out before reaching matric, Dr. Nicola Branson said at a symposium on "Social Mobility and Inequality in South Africa”, co-hosted by SALDRU and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa Office. Videos
Malcolm Keswell: Youth Empowerment in Marginalized Communities 30th Apr 201822nd Aug 2023Fazila Farouk Marginalised neighbourhoods are poverty traps for youth, Ass. Prof. Malcolm Keswell said at a symposium on "Social Mobility and Inequality in South Africa”, co-hosted by SALDRU and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa Office. Videos
