Poverty

23% of SA’s children suffer from severe hunger: Experts tested some solutions

Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg; Matshidiso Valeria Sello, University of Johannesburg, and Sadiyya Haffejee, University of Johannesburg A 2024... Read more

1 Apr

Countries

15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions

Stephen Devereux, Institute of Development Studies; Busiso Moyo, University of the Western Cape, and Mark Heywood, University of Cape... Read more

27 Feb

Business

SA’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to more people – economists explain why

Maya Goldman, University of Cape Town; Brynde Kreft, University of Oxford; Kate Orkin, University of Oxford, and Ntuthuko Hlela,... Read more

29 Jan

Business

Ramaphosa tackles SA’s poverty crisis in key NCOP address

Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the ongoing poverty challenges facing South Africans, despite the country’s progress... Read more

29 Nov, 2024

Countries

Homeless conference hears harrowing stories of street life

Mykuta Mpana is homeless in Durban. He attended this week’s homeless meeting. “I am a driver. I came here... Read more

24 Nov, 2024

Companies

Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar

Bonita Meyersfeld, University of the Witwatersrand There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have... Read more

4 Nov, 2024

Business

SA’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy – model shows how social grants could work

Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment... Read more

31 Oct, 2024

World