There’s a tendency to blame the Constitution for not rectifying the nasty twins of poverty and inequality, but it and the courts cannot build houses, schools and a strong economy
To simplify complex inequality into a single statistic doesn’t address how to accurately assess (or reduce) South Africa’s large wealth divide
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
Initiatives to boost South Africa’s economy could reinforce structural weaknesses without addressing the high levels of inequality
The institution has tried to minimise income inequality in South Africa, with ludicrous results, writes Dick Forslund.
The World Bank has praised South Africa’s fiscal system, but with a number of reservations.
The gap between the haves and have-nots is on the minds of low-income earning South Africans as they take to the polls.
Your correspondents Len Verwey and Leon Muller almost certainly know more about economics than I do.
Rian Malan’s letter, which suggests some form of disinformation conspiracy in the measurement of inequality in SA, is possibly irresponsible.