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NIDS Discussion Papers

With each subsequent Wave, SALDRU commissioned a set of Discussion Papers; these analytical papers continue to focus on some of the important socio-economic issues in South Africa.
Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development (PSLSD)

During 1992 the World Bank approached the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, University of Cape Town, to coordinate a study in South Africa called the Project on Statistics ...

Post-school Education and Training in South Africa

Branson, Nicola; Culligan, Samantha; Ingle, Kim (2020-11)

Post-school Education and Training in South Africa (PSET): Pathways, qualifications, and organisations making up the system. PSET refers to learning that takes place outside of basic education - where basic education ...
Black Tax. Do graduates face higher remittance responsibilities?

Whitelaw, Emma; Branson, Nicola (2020-10)

A large portion of South Africa’s Black population remains restricted by intergenerational education and economic disadvantages. Just 10% of Black individuals have a high-value qualification, and poverty is a daily threat ...
Student ability to learn at home

Whitelaw, Emma; Culligan, Samantha; Branson, Nicola (2020-10)

The rise of the Covid-19 pandemic led South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to declare a national state of disaster on 15 March 2020. In response to the announcement, tertiary education institutions and student ...