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The Political Economy of the 2025 Budget

South Africa’s finance minister faces opposition to his budget proposals, both in cabinet and in parliament. Traditionally, spending and revenue proposals are presented on Budget Day as the consolidated fiscal plan of the government.

Temporary Relocation Areas: an inappropriate response to a serious housing crisis

A UCT delegation engaged with the Human Rights Commission on alternatives to Temporary Relocation Areas.

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral and PhD Fellowships in Demography, Human Capital, and Sustainable Development

SALDRU, in collaboration with IIASA, invite applications for three postdoctoral fellowships and three PhD scholarships in the field of demography, human capital, and sustainable development.

Participants at the consultation workshop of the Namibian Inequality Diagnostic report

ACEIR presents Namibia Inequality Diagnostic at ILO event in Windhoek

For several months now, ACEIR has been working on a Namibian Inequality Diagnostic report.

Participants at the inaugural SALDRU December Workshop.

Inaugural edition of the SALDRU December Workshop

A note on South Africa’s second Presidential Economic Advisory Council

Murray Leibbrandt receives an honorary doctorate from the University of the Free State

South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy: A Conference hosted by SALDRU

This conference will be hosted from 2-4 April in the Kramer Law Building on UCT middle campus and reflect on South Africa's journey since the establishment of democracy, 30 years ago.

Basic Package of Support: way forward, and a Tracer Study

Advancing women in economics education, teaching, and research in South Africa: Progress and potential

SALDRU and the African Leadership Initiative host pre-SA@30 years of democracy conference policy dialogue

In November 2024, SALDRU and ALI hosted the first of our three policy dialogues leading up to the upcoming SA@30 conference. This dialogue was titled: "What sacred policy cows need to be revisited to unlock South Africa’s potential?”

How to challenge a corrupt system

In this piece for D+C Development and Cooperation Magazine, Fabio Andres Diaz Pabon, together with Hafte Gebrihet raise the importance of enabling and supporting those fighting corruption ...