Two-thirds of South Africa’s population in absolute poverty, with one-third unemployed

The African National Congress’s role is the culmination of the class function it performed during the transition from ...

The persistent challenge of poverty in South Africa: Trends from 2006 to 2023

Despite two decades of efforts, poverty in South Africa remains a pressing challenge, as revealed by the latest Stats SA report.

Their diamond-rich land in South Africa was taken. Now they want it back

A century ago, the discovery by prospectors of precious stones south of the Orange River, which now forms part of South ...
The Mail & Guardian

Abalone trafficking fuels crime and coastal poverty in South Africa

Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law ...
Briefly on MSN

KZN tops list as SA’s poorest province, new Stats SA report confirms

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the report on poverty trends, showing that 23.2 million people live in poverty ...
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“Emotional Spending”: Man Shares 5 Shopping Habits Keeping South Africa Poor, SA Reacts

A local man shared a TikTok video detailing five shopping habits keeping South Africans broke, sparking a massive online ...
Reuters

Oprah opens academy for poor girls in South Africa

HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa (Reuters) - American talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls which she has paid for out of her own pocket ...

‘Ungovernable’ institutions: Why South Africa and Pakistan struggle while Singapore is success story

Elite capture, institutional weakness and cycles of reversal explain the situation in several post-colonial countries.
Reuters

South Africa's 'dispossessed' urban poor call for land reform

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As South Africa plans to expropriate land from white farmers, slum dwellers are also hungry for land reform, experts said, as protests, illegal invasions and ...