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The SCIS team write regular analysis and op-ed articles for the popular press. Here is a selection of the latest writing. 

2024 | General SCIS in the Press news

  • Read Julia Taylor, Imraan Valodia, Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Sarah Cook and Somali Cerise's piece on 
  •  Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor, Katrina Lehmann-Grube say that 
  • by Nina Ives and David Hall
  • Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Katrina Lehmann-Grube ask: Will the COP29 climate talks tackle injustice?
  • Diane Elson on Economic policies encourage the careless use of people and the planet
  • Diana Vela-Almeida on 
  • Read Ruth Castel-Branco's op-ed on how
  • Chiara Grazini and Giulio Guarini on how
  • Michael Sachs asks treasury to ease up fiscal austerity.
  • According to Maria S. Floro, climate change is making it harder for people to get the care that they need. 
  • GDP - an outdated way of measuring the economy by Radhika Balakrishnan
  • Read Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Sonia Phalatse's climate change op-ed on why .
  • Imraan Valodia's Newsrooom Africa interview on South Africa's unemployment crisis.
  • Thokozile Madonko's SABC interview on the
  • Read Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor, Katrina Lehmann-Grube, and Sonia Phalatse's
  • Mbuso Moyo's op-ed on
  • Imraan Valodia's op-ed on
  • to Katrina Lehman-Grube's interview on SAfm about the lack of transparency on the Just Energy Transition Partnership funding.
  • Julia Taylor's Morning Live interviewed Julia Taylor about the concerns over the Just Energy Transition Partnership funding.
  • Kabir Arora (Qabeer Jalandhari), SCIS PhD Fellow, is appointed as
  • Imraan Valodia asks now that
  • Edward Cottle was referenced by Beth Amato in this Curiosity article on democracy titled a violent freedom. 
  • Thokozile Madonko tells Beth Amato why social grants are a hand up and not a hand-out.
  • Sonia Phalatse, Yashila Govender, Imraan Valodia, Katrina Lehman-Grube and Julia Taylor, tell us why political .
  • to Buntu Siwisa's interview with Jeremy Maggs on MonewWeb@Midday on the Securitising responses to inequality conflict.
  • Buntu Siwisa cautions South Africa against adopting the Zimbabwe Way:
  • Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Sonia Phalatse ask
  • Obituary | Read Imraan Valodia's moving tribute to Professor Eddie Webster: '
  • Thokozile Madonko as she dissects the 2023 Budget on SABC on the SABC's SA Today program.
  • Thokozile Madonko on Newzroom Afrika as tells us why Finance Minister's  2024 Budget is a delicate balancing act.
  • Listen to Thokozile Madonko's SONA-related commentary on and on
  • Ufrieda Ho sat down with SCIS researchers to get their views on the Israel-Palestine war. .
2023
  • Yashila Govender, Bathandwa Mtebele, Julia Taylor and Imraan Valodia tell us 
  • Yashila Govender, Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Sonia Phalatse, Julia Taylor and Imraan Valodia on . 
  •  to Julia Taylor's SAfm interview on South Africa's 12 year-old renewable energy programme.
  • Aalia Cassim, Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor, Rod Crompton share .
  • Lisa Vetten and Thokozile Madonko tell us about 
  • Read Melissa Tandiwe Myambo's piece on 
  • Arabo K. Ewinyu discusses the gender pay gap in private sector and state-owned companies. .
  • Imraan Valodia and Arabo K. Ewinyu tell us why 
  • The PEP team was part of an MTBPS 2023 Roundtable.
  • Michael Sachs on how the budget will hurt key public services and fail to halt rise of debt and how the 'grim' MTBPS is a new budget, and not an adjustment.  
  •  Michael Sachs' interview with eNCA's Thami Ngubeni on Growing calls for a review on higher education funding model. 
  • Read: Nozipho Marere's op-ed in the Mail and Guardian on  
  • : Arabo K. Ewinyu's eNCA interview with Tumelo Mothotoana on the fact that Companies may be forced to declare pay gaps.
  • Listen to Eddie Webster's Power FM radio interview on .
  • Eddie Webster's op-ed, Trade unions and the new economy: 3 African case studies show how workers are recasting their power in the digital age, first published by The Conversation, was 
  • Imraan Valodia was interviewed by Clarence Ford on Cape Talk about South Africa's inequality curse. 
  • Eddie Webster was also interviewed by  on 3 African case studies how workers are recasting their power in the digital age.
  • Eddie Webster's op-ed in The Conversation about 
  • - Imraan Valodia's interview with Thembekile Mrototo on Newzroom Afrika talking about South Africa's inequality curse.
  • Research by the SCIS Public Economy Project was quoted in this Business Day op-ed: 
  • Imraan Valodia tells us 
  • Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Julia Taylor, Imraan Valodia, Rod Crompton, Jason Huang and Ian Jandrell on how 
  • Michael Sachs was interviewed by Channel Africa's radio show, Africa Rise and Shine, on 
  • The PEP team was extensively quoted in this Business Day article,
  • Imraan Valodia and Sarah Cook were amongst leading economists and experts who 
  • Fikile Masikane writes about 
  • Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor on Ensuring (that) a just energy transition is complex
  • Julia Taylor was interviewed by the Associated Press about 
  • Thokozile Madonko and Lisa Vetten on 
  • Michael Sachs on why  
  • Research Associate, Lisa Vetten, was interviewed about the implications of the Gauteng Social Development Department's budget cut on social welfare services. .
  • Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Katrina Lehmann-Grube on 
  • Michael Sachs on how 
  • Imraan Valodia and David Everatt tell us 
  • Edward Webster and Fikile Masikane recently participated in a podcast on their research on platform work. They were joined by researchers from a range of countries including Italy, India and South Africa and discuss differences and similarities in their research findings. Listen to and  
  • Edward Webster delivered the 2022 Annual Neil Aggett Labour Studies Lecture: "Re-Casting the Power of Labour in the Digital Age", 
  • Edward Webster on 
2022
  • Julia Taylor, Aalia Cassim and Imraan Valodia explore 
  • Imraan Valodia, Siviwe Mhlana and Julia Taylor, on ,
  • Michael Sachs, Arabo K. Ewinyu, and Olwethu Shedi explain how 
  • Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor take us through 
  • Edward Webster and Ruth Castel-Branco tell us 
  • Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor 
  • Thokozile Madonko tells us why and why 
  • Michael Sachs. Arabo K. Ewinyu and Olwethu Shedi provide an analysis of
  • Ruth Castel-Branco discusses various social protection programmes that have been implemented in the last three decades and why although 
  • Imraan Valodia, Siviwe Mhlana, and Julia Taylor tell us 
  • Arabo K. Ewinyu and Olwethu Shedi tell us why although significant strides have been made in the labour market, 
  • SCIS' PhD Fellow Kudakwashe Manjondo's take on 
  • Alex Mobubetswane Mashilo says  
  • What's wrong with the Fourth Industrial Revolution,by Ruth Castel-Branco, Nyanjala Nyabola, and Ozayr Patel 
  • Ruth Castel-Branco and Hannah J. Dawson tell us how  and again  
  • In this  Edward Webster weighs in on the recently-leaked 'Uber Files' and how the company has failed drivers 
  • Siviwe Mhlana and David Francis on 
  • Edward Webster recently chaired a conversation about grassroots democracy and resistance for a Pen South Africa podcast episode titled 
  • Ruth Castel-Branco and Hannah J. Dawson on 
  • Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor 
  • Imraan Valodia and David Francis discuss 
  • Edward Webster 
  • Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor, and Shirona Patel tell us 
  • Michael Sachs 
  • Michael Sachs on 
  • Michael Sachs says on 
2021
  • Michael Sachs on 
  • Michael Sachs  with Cathy Mohlahlana.
  • Edward Webster 
  • Imraan Valodia sits down with the 
  • Imraan Valodia tells us 
  • Ruth-Castel Branco weighs in on . You can listen to her . 
  • Imraan Valodia and colleagues 
  • Shafee Verachia shares his views on   Here, he shares his views on . 
  • Hannah Dawson debunks common stereotypes about . Here, . Listen to her  on SA youth and joblessness and 
  • Imraan Valodia r, and . You can also 
  • Imraan Valodia explores 
  • Imraan Valodia and colleagues tell us 
  • Edward Webster 
  • Edward Webster discusses . You can also 
  • Edward Webster and colleagues 
  • Imraan Valodia tells us . You can  and his . 
  • Alex Mashilo and Dinga Sokwebu  
  • Edward Webster discusses 
  • The first series from our  Encounters with Covid, was featured in a list of 
  • Michael Sachs discusses .
  • Imraan Valodia talks 
  • A critic of the Wealth Tax Paper (and the Technical Paper) on Politics Web.  and . The paper was also  on patrimonial capitalism.
  • Arabo Ewinyu discusses  in Kenya and South Africa.
  • Michael Sachs had various engagements following the 2021 Budget. A selection of these are listed here: , , , , , ,  and .
  • Imraan Valodia and colleagues discuss .
  • Several engagements with the published Technical paper. . . . . .
  • The researchers were interviewed by the SABC,  and  and on .
  •  Aroop Chatterjee, Léo Czajka and Amory Gethin respond to .
  • Michael Sachs speaks to Peter Bruce on fiscal policy and what to expect in this month’ Budget. ()
2020
  •  write Ruth Castel-Branco, Sandiswa Mapukata and Edward Webster
  • SA on one-way ride to , warns Michael Sachs. More analysis , ,  and .
  • Edward Webster was part of  discussing some of the barriers to systemic reform on racism
  • Michael Sachs was  of the Voices from SA Podcast. Among other things he talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the South African economy, the role of the State and certain Government Departments.
  • . Read more ,  and .
  • Ruth Castel-Branco’s policy recommendations for work and social protections in Mozambique was published (). The  is available here.
  • Aroop Chatterjee was interviewed by Michael Avery on  regarding the findings of his  estimating household wealth distribution in South Africa.
  • Imraan Valodia reflected on the Presidential economic recovery package on 
  • Michael Sachs spoke at  on how the COVID-19 disaster and the proposed response will affect South Africa’s public finances. .
  • Like a magnifying glass, the COVID Pandemic has exposed the fragility of global capitalism and the systemic violence it produces writes  
  • Imraan Valodia participated in a webinar on the 
  • , by  and : South Africa won't flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve unless all citizens have the means to stay at home. But for many, it's either they stay at home and starving, or go out to make a living. 
  • Michael Sachs  for the South African economy.
  • Imraan Valodia proposes  in light of the Covid-19 crisis
  • Imraan Valodia later 
  • The results of work by Aroop Chatterjee (SCIS), Amory Gethin () and Léo Czajka ( & ), and their latest working paper on estimating the distribution of household wealth in South Africa are widely quoted in today’s newspapers: ,  and .
  • Michael Sachs provided analysis on Budget 2020 across various media channels: as part of a panel on , in the , and in . You can also read some of his comments on the budget in the . 
  • Michael Sachs spoke at GIBS’ Economic Outlook 2020 Conference on the 20th of February. This event was covered extensively by  and .
  • Ruth Castel-Branco.  Africa is a Country, February 2020
2019
  • Imraan Valodia.  CURIOSI.TY, pp. 46 – 47, 2019
  • Edward Webster.  Open Democracy, 2019
  • Edward Webster.  Progress in Political Economy, 2019
  • David Francis and Imraan Valodia.  Daily Maverick, 2019
  • Edward Webster.  Culture, Practice and Europeanization, 2019
  • Edward Webster.  Global Labour Journal, 2019
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