Political leaders have voiced concerns over the proposed VAT increase, arguing it would exacerbate poverty and inequality in ...

South Africa's goal since 2012 has been to build a capable and developmental state to address the twin challenges of poverty ...

Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the ...

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 ...

More information: Nicholas Ngepah, Asymmetric Response of Poverty to Growth and Inequality in South Africa: Implications for Current and Future Shocks, Journal of African Economies (2024).

South Africa is well-positioned to confront significant longstanding challenges that have been holding the economy back: declining real per-capital income, persistent unemployment, pervasive poverty, ...

“G20 nations must place inequality at the heart of economic policymaking, as disparities in wealth and development are ...

THIS sentiment resonates deeply in South Africa, where lavish State of the Nation and Provincial Addresses starkly contrast with the realities of widespread poverty, demanding a recalibration of ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for urgent and sustained efforts to address unemployment and inequality, describing them as fundamental human rights issues.

Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s second most unequal region after Latin America, with deep-seated structural sources of inequality not only limiting poverty reduction, but growth itself. The report, ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...