Spotlight

The Basic Package of Support (BPS), designed as an integrated, youth-responsive intervention to tackle the various barriers faced by young people, has just launched its first tracer study.

Murray Leibbrandt and Vimal Ranchhod speak in the media about recent book: Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges.

In a new study published in the Journal of Development Economics Ihsaan Bassier and Leila Gautham uncover a striking fact: nearly half of the gender pay gap in South Africa is explained by women working at lower-paying companies than men.

In this article published on the Development and Cooperation website ACEIR researcher Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón and co-author Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed reflect on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for workers’ rights.

A day before SALDRU’s South Africa at 30 Years of Democracy opened, a policy dialogue on the intricate relationship between inequality, poverty, and economic growth policies served as a prelude to the conference that followed.

The South Africa at 30 years of democracy conference took place at the beginning of April. As part of the programme, SALDRU researchers chaired or organised panel sessions reflecting on the development of key policy areas from 1994 to now.

In this article SALDRU Director Reza Daniels provides a summary and reflection of the discussions that took place over the the three days of engagements on a range of important policy questions.

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.

In 2024, South Africa marked 3 decades of democracy - a milestone calling for reflection and forward-thinking. Over the past 30 years, the country has made significant strides in governance, economic development, and social transformation.

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

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.

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

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.

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?”

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 ...