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🚂 Full steam ahead! ➡️ South Africa at Thirty Years of Democracy kicked off with UCT VC Mosa Moshabela’s powerful words: 📃 "We must balance economic growth, social justice & stability… Have we done enough? If not, what must change?" 💡 Join the dialogue at Kramer Law, UCT!

Opening plenary on Government’s Perspective on 30 Years of Democracy: With the Boitumelo Ramatsetse and Julian May from the National Planning Commission. SALDRU AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 European Commission The Presidency 🇿🇦 National Treasury ERSA #LetIntegrityLead

South Africa’s performance in policy domains the past 30 years: Parallel sessions on fiscal, industrial, trade, labour market, green transition & inequality policies now under discussion. With input from SA node researchers Vimal Ranchhod & Cally Arlington SALDRU UCTSchoolofEconomics

How to attract skills needed for economic growth while addressing social cohesion; strengthen border management; improve visa processing; approach undocumented migration? With Alan Hirsch, DDG Thulani Mavuso, ISS's Ottilia Maunganidze, University of Pretoria Dr Chris Nshimbi SALDRU

The final day of the conference on South Africa's 30 years of democracy. Plenary chaired by SALDRU's Murray Leibbrandt, who also head up our centre. Speakers are Trevor Manuel, World Bank's Andrew Dabalen, Iqbal Dhaliwal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Our recent policy dialogue with AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 cut to the core of one of our biggest challenges: entrenched inequalities are often a political/social choice by participants in policymaking processes This hampers Africa’s sustainable growth & poverty reduction 📽️bit.ly/4jtNtkG

Poverty reduction must remain at the top of the agenda. Glad to share the release of the Spring 2025 edition of the World Bank Poverty and Equity Briefs (PEBs) — a key resource to understand poverty, shared prosperity, and inequality trends in 128 developing countries. Each

A new article, co-authored by our colleague Fabio Andres Diaz, on the interconnected stages of #AI development, which include precarious, informal, or exploited labour that worsen inequalities in Africa. Published by Editorial office D+C ⬇️

⌛️ Deadline 15 May ‼️ Time's running out to be part of the 1st group of researchers starting fellowships ARUA partner universities on 1 July! Successful candidates matching our research agenda can be based at ACEIR nodes SALDRU Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research or Economics UON for 6 months ⬇️

📢 #CallForPapers Policy Research Workshop: #WomenAndJobs in Latin America and the Caribbean #LAC 📍 Bogota, Colombia | 📅 October 6–7, 2025 🔗 Details & submission: bit.ly/4jVWjs2 ✈️ Travel support for selected presenters (priority: early-career researchers) 🗓

What causes inequality in African countries? This The Conversation Africa piece by colleagues lists key factors behind sub-Saharan Africa's status as 1 of the most unequal regions globally ➡️ bit.ly/4jgPC2I Policy considerations to address these ➡️ bit.ly/4hmQn9L AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺

Studies show financial inclusion boosts government budgets too. Better access to finance = higher tax revenues in West Africa. Learn how financial services strengthen fiscal resilience: bit.ly/3FoDgHL #WeAreAERC #AERCImpact

🪘 An excellent opportunity for many in our network! SALDRU International Association for Feminist Economics Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) Nkechi S. Owoo Monica Lambon- Quayefio Muna Shifa Emma Whitelaw Southern Centre for Inequality Studies ECA UN Women Africa African Economic Research Consortium Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) LSE Inequalities University of Ghana

Here's a great motivation for the communication of science to assist policy and practice! Published by AEN Casting the Net Wider: Communicating Research Evidence to a Broader Stakeholder Audience to Drive Policy and Practice Change africaevidencenetwork.org/casting-the-ne…

The growing gap between the rich & poor in esp. developing nations impacts development. Join us for a World Bank event where Murray Leibbrandt will input on inequality trends & development policy priorities for sub-Saharan Africa 📅8 July @ 5 - 6 pm CAT ✍️ bit.ly/44i4Jo7