Our next seminar, 30 Oct: the trade-offs between #climate policy & #poverty reduction, incl. renewable energy policy, carbon pricing & carbon budgets. Britta from African Climate & Development Initiative will present in the context of the #SDGs | RSVP at bit.ly/Climate-povert… ARUA ACEIR SDGs

On #PovertyEradicationDay we give face to what it means to be living in poverty in South Africa. Watch these snippets of Tembisa residents’ stories of #poverty & #inequality and their resilience to create a better life #EndPoverty bit.ly/StoryTent Action on Poverty SALDRU

“Who escapes poverty? Who flourishes? Is the middle class growing? Who gets right to the top?” For 10 years, our colleagues SALDRU asked these questions as part of the National Income Dynamic Study which they conducted on behalf of the government #PovertyEradicationDay

Time is running out to apply for the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme - an excellent opportunity for change-makers and others passionate to contribute to equity. AFSEE is in partnership with The Nelson Mandela School & the Institute for Policy Studies. Apply by 22 Oct.

This exciting new inter/trans-disciplinary MPhil degree programme at the University of Cape Town offers innovative ways of understanding problems of #injustice & #inequality from a non-elitist stance. Apply online by 31 Oct sociology.uct.ac.za/mphiltoji MPhil in Theories of Justice and Inequality - UCT UCT

"Citizen-centric approaches to achieving the SDGs in Africa: reflections from practice" is the topic of this month's #SDG seminar of African Centre for Cities. The presenter is Namhla Mniki, director of africamonitor. Wed, 21st, 12h30 - 14h00, UCT africancentreforcities.net/event/sdg-semi… Children's Institute, University of Cape Town

#ClimateChange & #poverty reducation: How can societies in developing nations manage to reduce CO2 and poverty at the same time? This important question addressed by our last seminar of 2019 with Britta from the African Climate & Development Initiative Murray Leibbrandt ARUA ACEIR SALDRU UCT

#climatechange and #poverty reduction: The most contested policies, Dr Britta found, involve polices where non-poor, powerful actors stand to lose financially from their fuel-based operations African Climate & Development Initiative SALDRU ARUA ACEIR

#Climatechange and #poverty reduction: The cost of renewable energy is by far cheaper than from fossil fuels. While investment in renewable energy is needed, Britta found limited private sector's participation in the climate change discourses African Climate & Development Initiative ARUA ACEIR

#ClimateChange & #poverty reduction: Dr Britta found that cost, jobs and competitiveness are the main tensions with regard to the trade-offs between development and reducing CO2 ARUA ACEIR African Climate & Development Initiative SALDRU

How can #Africa build a future where ethnic & other differences are strengths & drives growth & development rather than sources of division & instability? Join us for this book launch & discussion by the editors bit.ly/Divided-Pasts The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation #IJR AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 SA UBUNTU FOUNDATION HSRC.ac.za SALDRU

#SocialCohesion in South Africa - Past, Present & Future: the keynote address by Dr Stanley Henkeman, Executive Director of The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation #IJR Join us this 20 Feb, 3 pm, UCT Middle Campus bit.ly/Divided_Pasts AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 SA UBUNTU FOUNDATION HSRC.ac.za UCT

How can Africa capitalise on its diversity as a source for development instead of division & instability? This NB question for discussion on 20 Feb the @ launch of "From Divided Pasts to Cohesive Futures". All are welcome - RSVP bit.ly/Divided_Pasts SALDRU The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation #IJR HSRC.ac.za

Is common citizenry emerging in SA? What does true reconciliation require? And what does the evidence tell about the recent decline in #SocialCohesion in the country? Up for debate on Thu @ 3pm, UCT School of Economics - a SALDRU PII seminar: bit.ly/Divided-Pasts-…

What should government do about the food crisis? Give more money to the poor. Using the Child Support Grant database: this will reach 65% of people who depend on informal jobs, whereas the Old Age Pension only reaches 25%. #TopUpTheCSG by R500. Cost: R6.2 billion a month

Why is government considering giving extra financial support to those on the Old Age Grant when economists calculated that a top-up to the Child Support Grant will reach more informal worker households? @SAfmnews 702 @etv SABC News Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) Pippa Hudson SALDRU

The CSG has biggest reach of all grants; reaches poorest households; thus the most effective to reach unemployed & adults who earn in informal sector. Many studies show child grant is generally well spent on essential goods Children's Institute, University of Cape Town Tito Mboweni SALDRU Newzroom Afrika Bongi Gwala

A great contribution to evidence-informed policy making! Well done colleagues at SALDRU Children's Institute, University of Cape Town PLAAS and many others. Next, a basic income grant for South Africa? ARUA ACEIR

Indeed... A great, great disappointment if this turns out to be the case SALDRU Murray Leibbrandt Vimal Ranchhod Ruth Hall Children's Institute, University of Cape Town Giuliana Bland 🍉 christina nomdo

The exact conditions for level 4 have not yet been announced. That will happen only next week. Until then, all lists like these are speculation? #SALockdown