A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

Two thirds of the world’s population in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan Africa, rising to three quarters when including ... The number of people living on less than $6.85 per day has remained ...

The global goal of eradicating extreme poverty, defined as living on $2.15 per person per day, by 2030 remains a formidable ...

On Monday, deputy president Paul Mashatile, will deliver the keynote address at the national World TB Day commemorative event, and launch of the National End TB Campaign at the Ugu Sports & Leisure ...

The United Nations has warned that recent cuts in global health aid could reverse decades of progress in reducing maternal deaths, even as a new report shows fewer women are dying during pregnancy and ...

Human Rights Day serves as a stark reminder of the persistent and evolving challenges facing marginalised communities in South Africa ... trend to criminalise poverty, pitting poor communities ...

Amidst Human Rights Month, South Africa faces a looming crisis as systemic corruption threatens the livelihoods of ...

Keeping South Africa’s inflation target at the current range will be costly for the government, according to central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago, who has long been an advocate of lowering the ...