Thousands abandoned as Gauteng Social Development Department implodes
The Gauteng Department of Social Development is in crisis, leaving thousands of people who depend on it in the... Read more
14 May, 2024
SA is failing people who aren’t poor, but aren’t middle class either
Tinashe Mushayanyama, University of South Africa; Adrino Mazenda, University of Pretoria; Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria, and Mary Mangai,... Read more
30 Jan, 2024
SA can’t crack the inequality curse. Why, and what can be done
Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa is ranked one of the most unequal societies in the world.... Read more
15 Sep, 2023
More than 330 million children still in extreme poverty – UNICEF
Washington — The Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp slowdown in the fight to end child poverty, with 333 million... Read more
13 Sep, 2023
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN
United Nations — The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people... Read more
14 Jul, 2023
Free school aims to breaks poverty cycle in SA township
Gqeberha – The classrooms are bright and clean, their shelves filled with textbooks and stationery. The pupils wear neatly... Read more
17 Jun, 2023
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
Freetown – Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
Travelling artist provides a different view for Mauritania’s poor
Nouakchott – For the past decade, artist Seb Toussaint has travelled to some of the poorest parts of the... Read more
7 Feb, 2023
Egypt’s economic turmoil squeezes struggling middle class
Cairo – “It’s like we were hit by an earthquake, suddenly you have to let go of everything,” said... Read more
17 Jan, 2023
Ghosts of insecurity, inflation haunt Nigeria Christmas present
Lagos – This year will be the fourth year running that Seyi Anne Moses has had to decide against... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
