Youth Month Reflection: Strengthening Support and Pathways for South Africa's Young People
June marks Youth Month, a moment to reflect on the scale of South Africa's youth disconnection. A new SALDRU working paper asks the question: is NEET status alone enough to target support, or does vulnerability matter more?
Investigating the relationship between inequality and conflict
In this article, Chandré Jacobs reflects on how the July 2021 unrest and increasing community protests in South Africa influenced her PhD research on inequality and conflict.
From Atlantis to the World: Young people setting sail with MSC Cruises and Shosholoza Ocean Academy through BPS coaching
This short article highlights emerging evidence from the Basic Package of Support (BPS) which supports young people who are out of employment, education, or training to navigate pathways to sustainable livelihoods.
SALDRU NEWS
Linked administrative data unlocks new insights about education pathways in South Africa
Linked administrative data create new possibilities for analysing education systems. The value of such data lies in creating a system-wide, longitudinal view of education pathways.
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Tracing Inequality: A PhD Journey into Child Poverty, Education, and Development in Africa
In this article SALDRU–IIASA postdoc Cynthia Lum Fonta reflects on her path from working in clinics to being a PhD student looking at disparities in child poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The 2026 Budget: Is this the turning point?
In this commentary on the Budget, SALDRU Associate Andrew Donaldson reflects on the extent to which the current moment truly reflects a turning point – in terms of debt and financial projections, growth, and the performance of government
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Professor Wolfgang Lutz visits SALDRU for Human Capital for Sustainable Development in Africa training
As part of the Human Capital for Sustainable Development in Africa and Coastal Regions project, Professor Wolfgang Lutz spent three weeks at SALDRU engaging with the locally-based team.
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