Researcher at @dpru_uct. Intergenerational transfers, poverty, inequality, labour.
Joined December 2012
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
27 Jun 2023
New book edited by @CarlosGradin, @SchotteSimone, 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/prod…
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4 May 2023
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…
4 May 2023
South Africa generated more #electricity in March than it did in February, recording a rise of 4,0%. However, generation was down 5,6% compared with March last year.
Read more here: statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1854…
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
21 Apr 2023
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?
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
12 Mar 2023
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.
4 Oct 2022
Something I've been working on & graphs I can't resist sharing...
Post-2008, load-shedding has been instituted nationally for ~5600 hours (~230 days). Accounting for severity of the different stages, the typical household has been without power for ~830 hours (~35 straight days)
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
23 Feb 2023
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-af… via @TC_Africa
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
26 Jan 2023
UrbanJodi: 4 energy scenarios urbanjodi.substack.com/p/4-e…
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
17 Jan 2023
Interested in wealth inequality? On 23 February the @LSEInequalities is hosting a public seminar, "Why the Racial Wealth Divide Matters"
lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/02/202…
@MikeSav47032563 is chairing am excellent set of speakers including @VimalRanchhod of @SALDRU1 & @ARUA_ACEIR
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
6 Sep 2022
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!
5 Sep 2022
Deputy Minister explains how South Africans should start respecting their SASSA grants and using them to better their lives and not drink it away.
#FASD
#FASDfreeMzansi
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
24 Aug 2022
#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 @JustShareSA
tinyurl.com/yasux3hz
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12 Aug 2022
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.
Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
20 Jul 2022
(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
@dhkarchitects @OKRA_landschap @UrbanThinkTank1 @jakupta
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
13 May 2022
The next decades have a revolution in store: the demographic transformation of Africa. buff.ly/3wu8oNq
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
13 May 2022
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…
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
20 Apr 2022
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
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
25 Apr 2022
A great South African, who believed we could and should do better - his words below:
25 Apr 2022
Prof Francis Wilson, who contributed so much to our knowledge of gold mining and the iniquitous system of migrant labour in SA and who founded @SALDRU1 has passed away. #RIPFrancisWilson Deepest condolences to his family.
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
12 Apr 2022
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
11 Apr 2022
We are excited to present our Survey 2 results at our webinar this Wednesday 13 July. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
10 Feb 2022
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.
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Place matters: there's a growing divergence between SA's richest and poorest provinces, write Justin Visagie and Ivan Turok of @HSRCza. To boost growth, policymakers need to tailor economic policy for each area. econ3x3.org/node/470
@SALDRU1 @MurrayLeibbrand
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4 Feb 2022
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 @StatsSA team and best of luck with the data collection!
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Morne Oosthuizen retweeted
2 Feb 2022
Good morning SA! Tonight at 00h00 we take a snapshot of the country for #SACensus2022, so take note of where you are because that's where you will #GetCounted. I will be at @ortambo_int tonight to ensure those who are leaving before midnight are counted. bit.ly/3J9pdTs
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