The news archive for the Development Policy Research Unit. The articles are listed from latest to oldest.

June 2025

Upcoming Workshop: Shaping Social Protection for a Just Energy Transition in South Africa - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 09:29

November 2024

Presidential Economic Advisory Council II established for new administration - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 11:14

October 2024

The 2024 Jobs and Development Conference - Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:48

September 2024

In Memory of Minister Pravin Gordhan - Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:28

August 2024

New report: Lesotho’s Demographic Dividend - Thu, 08/15/2024 - 20:45

June 2024

In the media: "Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of loadshedding" - Tue, 06/25/2024 - 14:04

May 2024

New DPRU working paper: "Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of South Africa´s electricity crisis" - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 10:59

April 2024

Francis Wilson Memorial Prize awarded to Tim Köhler - Wed, 04/24/2024 - 16:32
National Treasury / Nobel in Africa Policy Roundtable Event - Tue, 04/02/2024 - 22:58

March 2024

Just published: Just Transition & the Labour Market in South Africa - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:12

November 2023

Workshop: The Just Transition in South Africa – Size, Shape and Determinants - Mon, 11/13/2023 - 14:05

October 2023

Visiting PhD Fellow from UNU-MERIT: Rafael de la Vega - Sun, 10/22/2023 - 20:56
New DPRU working paper: "Wages and Wage Inequality during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa" - Fri, 10/20/2023 - 17:08
UCT Press relaunch - featuring "Fighting Poverty: Labour markets and inequality in SA" - Wed, 10/18/2023 - 12:15

September 2023

Vacancy: FINANCE OFFICER - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 14:18

August 2023

2 New DPRU Working Papers: case studies for UNTANGLED - Thu, 08/24/2023 - 15:25

July 2023

Prof Haroon Bhorat attends the Conference on Promoting Green and Sustainable Growth - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 14:34
Tackling systemic issues of poverty and unemployment in Africa - Mon, 07/17/2023 - 14:41

June 2023

SA-TIED & Econ3X3 Economic Policy Debate - Fri, 06/30/2023 - 14:59
Skilled Immigration in South Africa: Policy Challenges and Solutions - Wed, 06/28/2023 - 15:29
New book chapter: “South Africa: employment and inequality trends” - Mon, 06/26/2023 - 14:49
DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the 2024 Academic Year - Mon, 06/05/2023 - 23:45

May 2023

Digitalization and digital skills gaps in Africa: An empirical profile - Wed, 05/31/2023 - 15:15
“Who are the Robots Coming For? The Evolving Task Content of Employment in South Africa” - Tue, 05/30/2023 - 15:08

March 2023

Distress in the Time of Covid: Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa - Thu, 03/30/2023 - 15:40

September 2022

Call for papers: The UNTANGLED project - Wed, 09/07/2022 - 10:30

August 2022

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program - Tue, 08/02/2022 - 10:30

July 2022

The Developer’s Dilemma Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 10:30

June 2022

Announcement: 6th IZA/World Bank/NJD/UNU-WIDER Jobs and Development Conference - Thu, 06/23/2022 - 10:30
Policy Brief: Non-Response Rates in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey during COVID-19: A Brief Commentary - Thu, 06/02/2022 - 10:30
Call for Papers: 6th IZA/World Bank/NJD/UNU-WIDER Jobs and Development Conference - Wed, 06/01/2022 - 10:30

May 2022

Call for Applications: LMI Bursaries for Masters and PhD Students - Mon, 05/23/2022 - 13:30
Book Launch: Better Choices: Ensuring South Africa’s Future - Sun, 05/15/2022 - 13:30

April 2022

Launch: Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy - Fri, 04/08/2022 - 11:30

March 2022

Welcome: Dr Soheil Sibdari, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Visit - Mon, 03/07/2022 - 11:30

December 2021

Just published: Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy - Fri, 12/17/2021 - 11:30

September 2021

SDGs Africa Summit 2021: Poverty and inequality - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 11:30

August 2021

5th Annual IZA/World Bank/NJD/UNU-WIDER Jobs and Development Conference: Better Jobs for Development 2021 - Wed, 08/18/2021 - 11:30

June 2021

Just Published: Can cash transfers aid labour market recovery? Evidence from South Africa’s special COVID-19 grant - Wed, 06/23/2021 - 12:00
RFP: Best Practice Masterplan Development and Implementation Framework - Tue, 06/22/2021 - 12:00

February 2021

RFP: Facilitation and Development of Cannabis Masterplan - Thu, 02/04/2021 - 14:00

October 2020

#GAP webinar featuring Prof Haroon Bhorat: 16 Oct 2020 - Fri, 10/16/2020 - 12:00

August 2020

Just Published: Social Assistance Amidst the Covid-19 Epidemic in South Africa: An Impact Assessment - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:00
Prof Ravi Kanbur: TB Davie Memoral Lecture 2020 - Thu, 08/06/2020 - 12:00

July 2020

Just Published: Covid-19, social protection, and the labour market in South Africa. Are social grants being targeted at the most vulnerable? - Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:00

June 2020

RFP: Public Sector Furniture - Wed, 06/24/2020 - 14:00
RFP: Reporting by Business on Executive Pay Ratios - Mon, 06/08/2020 - 14:00
RFP: Job Creation in the Primary Agricultural Sector - Mon, 06/08/2020 - 13:30

May 2020

Just Published: The Economics of Covid-19 in SA: Early Impressions - Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:00
KAS/Kaya FM Podcast: COVID-19 and Economic Justice - Mon, 05/11/2020 - 12:00