The pandemic’s economic fallout will affect the world’s poor for years, while the richest billionaires increase their wealth, an Oxfam report notes
Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found
When people call South Africa the most unequal country in the world, they’re talking about income. Now, we have a clear picture of how unequally the country’s wealth is distributed
The Covid-19 lockdown means wealthy citizens must take a long-overdue look at our privilege. Now is the time for cross-class solidarity
The state uses policies and regulations to drive socioeconomic change, but market bias dominates
The emergence of an upwardly mobile black elite is a success story, but it remains under wraps
Being able to own property will help close the wealth gap between black and white people
A new report from the charity was published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos
A former employee is suing the company following a policy change regarding sexual misconduct
We need a new programme that truly aims to bring about real economic transformation
South Africans have become frustrated with the low pace of change and have expressed their dissatisfaction in various forms, opines Marius Fransman.
It shouldn’t surprise us that CEOs earn far more than workers, but what should is that CEOs have now become part of activism culture in South Africa.
It’s easy to see where the minister could raise money if he really wanted to ameliorate poverty.
For the first time, tax data has been made available to try to assess just how much is owned by how many
Reducing income inequality and giving everyone in South Africa a chance to succeed will entrench democracy.
Oxfam’s latest report highlights the travesty of inequality and warns of dire and corrosive consequences to society.
A report has shown that top executives at JSE-listed firms got salary increases well above inflation plus other perks last year.
An IMF policy paper on income inequality describes rising public support for income redistribution as the gap between top and bottom earners grows.
Income inequality has not been reduced in South Africa since the end of apartheid.
Ballooning government wages are helping to close the income inequality gap between white and black South Africans.