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Housing in an informal settlement and an upmarket suburb in Cape Town.

Spatial inertia and the racial stratification of housing wealth in post-Apartheid South Africa

Using longitudinal data from the National Income Dynamics Study, the authors track individuals moving between historical Apartheid settlement types to determine if ‘exiting’ segregated spaces translates into wealth accumulation.

Image: Participants on the panel discussing Commitments on Youth Engagement. Credit: UNECA.

Ariane De Lannoy represents SALDRU at the Second World Summit for Social Development

Associate Prof. De Lannoy contributed to high-level discussions in Doha on youth participation, youth unemployment, and strategies to support young people facing socio-economic exclusion.

Six Years of the African Scholars Program: Advancing Experimental Research Capacity Across Africa

J-PAL Africa’s African Scholars Program was born out of a need to address disparities in access to research funding, mentorship, training opportunities, and global academic networks that have limited African economics researchers.

Reza Daniels speaking at the South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy conference

A message from departing SALDRU Director Reza Daniels

After twenty-two months as Executive Director of SALDRU, Reza Daniels will be stepping down from the role. In this farewell message Reza reflects on the SALDRU's accomplishments and achievements over the period.

Challenging inequalities through policy relevant academic research.

SALDRU-ERSA December Workshop 2025

The Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) and Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) are pleased to invite you to the 2025 December Workshop on Frontiers in Applied Economics for Developing Countries.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity: Public employment and the social value of work

The University of Cape Town invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position funded through the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and National Research Foundation's (NRF) South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI).

Researcher team pictured at IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria

SALDRU and IIASA Launch New Fellowship Programme in Demography, Human Capital, and Sustainable Development

SALDRU has entered into an exciting three-year collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) to support the next generation of African researchers working at the intersection of education and demography

Siyaphambili interactive website

An interactive website to track and monitor qualification attainment and related information in South Africa

OpenSALDRU

The SALDRU repository contains publications from research conducted within the research unit. Select a collection to browse its contents.

SALDRU launches interactive online platform The Community Explorer

Effective community-level development requires granular insights into well-being disparities. The Community Explorer is an interactive online platform designed to map, analyse, and visualise community-level well-being data in South Africa