Place matters: there's a growing divergence between SA's richest and poorest provinces, write Justin Visagie and Ivan Turok of HSRC.ac.za. To boost growth, policymakers need to tailor economic policy for each area. econ3x3.org/node/470 SALDRU Murray Leibbrandt

Really impressed with how easy and efficient it was to fill in the #Census2022 online!! I always find it interesting being on the respondent side (as opposed to my usual data user side). Well done to the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) team and best of luck with the data collection!

Household Registration for the #SACensus2022 has reopened. Don't wait for a Census Fieldworker to visit your household to #GetCounted. Register on getcounted.statssa.gov.za (data-free) for remote data collection. Only ONE person needs to register for the household. #StatsSA

Just published online: Six Ways Population Change Will Affect the Global Economy Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, and members of the NTA Network, Population and Development Review Open access: doi.org/10.1111/padr.1… Supplemental information: ntaccounts.org/web/nta/show/S…

Please RT - it's tomorrow! Very interesting data. The findings aren't heartening, but it's really good to be able to delve deep and find the specific issues and attitudes that are present which explain low vaccination, and there are many practical policy implications

Still not counted in #SACensus2022? Don’t wait any longer. Simply go to bit.ly/3fMSAuI, fill in your name, surname and cellphone number and complete the census questionnaire online. It’s quick & easy. Help build a better SA. More info here: bit.ly/37uHXPa

A great South African, who believed we could and should do better - his words below:

Interested in working at DataFirst? We require a Data Analyst to prepare data files and metadata for datasets published on our data site. Have a look at datafirst.uct.ac.za/about-us/vacan…

The next decades have a revolution in store: the demographic transformation of Africa. buff.ly/3wu8oNq

(1/3) We all know it's a bad idea to complete the Foreshore Freeways (yes we have modelled the traffic, Thanks Steve!) How about our CITYLIFT plan from 2017? ... #urbanism #city #roads #sustainability #mobility dhk Architects OKRA UrbanThinkTank @jakupta

Join us as we raise funds for bursaries for student nurses! All welcome to participate—runners AND walkers, adults AND children. See theexceptionalnurse.co.za for more details and entries.

#Coal companies investing in renewable energy is only half the equation. “Shifts” that mean more renewables, but not less coal, will never be enough to avoid the worst impacts of #climatechange Just Share tinyurl.com/yasux3hz

Do you ever read anything? CSIR, Stats SA & universities in SA have produced copious amounts of research papers which show that most grant recipients spend their money on food & transport! Not only do you not understand the society you "serve," you also have anti-poor prejudice!

Interested in wealth inequality? On 23 February the LSE Inequalities is hosting a public seminar, "Why the Racial Wealth Divide Matters" lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/02… Mike Savage is chairing am excellent set of speakers including Vimal Ranchhod of SALDRU & ARUA ACEIR

UrbanJodi: 4 energy scenarios urbanjodi.substack.com/p/4-energy-sce…

We need cash grants AND job-search assistance services. South Africa's relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs theconversation.com/south-africas-… via The Conversation Africa

Update: The increase in load-shedding since I posted this has been astronomical. Post-2008 we've now had load shedding for ~9095 hrs (~379 days). A typical household has been without power for ~1625 hrs (~68 days). That latter statistic has basically doubled in the last 6 months.

SA's import of lithium-ion cells & #batteries has gone through the roof in 2022: $734 million or R12 billion! And we already have most of the manufacturing capabilities in SA 🇿🇦 What are we waiting for to build local and regional value chains? 🔋⚡️🔋

Unfortunately this seems to ignore the fact that there are 10.7% more days in March than February, so generation per day was actually lower in March. The last time SA produced this little electricity in March was in 2003…

New book edited by @CarlosGradin, Simone Schotte, Kunal Sen, & yours truly on the role of tasks, occupations, and skills for wage inequality in low- and middle-income countries. Spoiler: it differs from that in high-income countries Open access pdf ➡️ global.oup.com/academic/produ… 1/5