Millions of Africans are missing out on Africa's economic growth
Income inequalities and illicit capital flows are cheating Africa of its wealth and potential for the investments in crucial sectors.
Julius Malema and the death of hope
Julius Malema's failure to hang on to his own farm might finally have sunk his reputation - and an important lightning rod with it.
Farmworkers reap a grim harvest
Farm communities suffer from poor health, alcohol abuse, shoddy service delivery and harsh living conditions.
[Video] 'Saving the world one meal at a time'
Sunfire Solutions has empowered people to show members of their community how using solar energy to cook can drastically cut their electricity costs.
[Video] Zimbabwe's constitutional conundrum
Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.
Resource-ism, not racism, lies behind SA's race talk
Opinion: Khaya Dlanga says more South Africans can be made to feel included in the running of the country if inequality was addressed.
[Slideshow] Your world in pictures: December 10 - 14
From a statue of Christ casting a shadow on clouds in Brazil to a homeless man on the streets of Madrid; take a journey through the last week's best photos.
Ramphele: Poverty is not the problem, inequality is
It is unusual to be given three opportunities to address one of the most crucial issues facing humanity - the uprooting of poverty and inequality.
[Slideshow] Kicked to the curb
With no shelter or even an explanation provided, residents of a community in Marlboro have been evicted by the JMPD, and more than 100 of their homes demolished
World Bank: Education the only way to reverse inequality in SA
A sobering World Bank report has found that poor South African kids are unlikely to escape poverty due to persistent social and economic inequalities.
[Video] Swaziland in crisis
Footage obtained by the M&G shows Swaziland's people, ruled by King Mswati III, are suffering from starvation, displacement, intimidation and violence.
[Slideshow] Town at odds with mining giant
The North West is known for rich platinum deposits but mining communities live in poverty and question what benefits mining companies have brought.
[Slideshow] A broken system
Heidi Swart worked as a social worker for five years. She shares her personal story as well as the pain and frustration of feeling helpless in the face of need.
Africa's growing pains are evident
Setbacks for democracy in Africa co-exist with signs that signal welcomed progress, writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
Facing SA's real 'triple challenge'
Great-sounding policies but no implementation and developing of societies most vulnerable.
Children disproportionately affected by poverty
South African children are disproportionately affected by poverty, with females more likely to live in low-income households than males.
Lots of factories, no jobs
Abandoned by the government and industry, Qwa-Qwa is a prime example of entrenched poverty.
Poverty line for Zim families rises
The poverty line for maintaining a family of five in Zimbabwe rose last year to $467 per month -- but without increased earnings to cover the 8% rise.
Albie Sachs gets behind Barefoot Against Poverty
Albie Sachs goes Barefoot Against Poverty in a campaign that aims to create greater awareness of poverty and division in South Africa.
Tourists' millions elude the poor locals' nets
Boa is 19, the sixth of 11 children. With all of his family, he lives in a small thatched two-room house on the outskirts of Siem Reap.
