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Inequality

Bridging the financial divide
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Bridging the financial divide

The South African financial sector can play a powerful role in driving economic inclusion

By Tamsin Oxford
​The African Review of Economics and Finance Conference 2018
Article
/ 6 September 2018

​The African Review of Economics and Finance Conference 2018

Africa’s inequality gap has stubbornly remained

By Advertorial Feature
Trump rage ignores the truth
Article
/ 14 January 2018

Trump rage ignores the truth

Poor people living in the slums of Africa and Haiti have indeed a miserable life.

By Sisonke Msimang
Truck company in racial wage war
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Truck company in racial wage war

A Western Cape trucking outfit is allegedly rigging salaries against some race groups

By Athandiwe Saba
Only a socialist economy will end poverty
Article
/ 27 September 2017

Only a socialist economy will end poverty

We need a new programme that truly aims to bring about real economic transformation

By Staff Reporter
Obsession with growth won’t help SA’s economic recovery
Article
/ 6 September 2017

Obsession with growth won’t help SA’s economic recovery

South Africa’s recently announced economic recovery plan failed to break away from the cumbersome neo-liberal line.

By Staff Reporter
South Africans’ stories tell how the country is changing
Analysis
/ 23 June 2017

South Africans’ stories tell how the country is changing

"To make the country work we need to know what is changing, what works and what does not, so that we can learn from successes and failures"

By Staff Reporter
SA’s promise of true equality  still a dream
Analysis
/ 23 June 2017

SA’s promise of true equality still a dream

It tells the UN that some rights have been realised but it will take political will to achieve them for all

By Daniel Mclaren
Gordhan: Globalisation widens income gap, policy must counter inequality
Article
/ 22 May 2017

Gordhan: Globalisation widens income gap, policy must counter inequality

The former finance minister said new forms of social safety nets are needed to reduce the socioeconomic divides in countries such as South Africa.

By Caroline Vakil
Oxfam report scratches the surface of global inequality solutions
Analysis
/ 24 January 2017

Oxfam report scratches the surface of global inequality solutions

Report on the divide between rich and poor makes weak suggestions about how to fix it.

By Vusi Gumede
Students contest the status quo
Article
/ 6 January 2017

Students contest the status quo

Reparation and redistribution to stop generational inequality underlies the protests.

By Staff Reporter
A national minimum wage is a powerful tool to break the poverty cycle
Analysis
/ 12 December 2016

A national minimum wage is a powerful tool to break the poverty cycle

Brazil demonstrated that the deliberate use of their NMW to break the poverty and inequality barriers led to a sustained reduction in those levels.

By Staff Reporter
South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution
Article
/ 5 December 2016

South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution

Germany’s competition regime is ​permeated by economic values of fair competition​ which ensure large companies have special obligations.

By Staff Reporter
How the search for a national minimum wage laid bare South Africa’s faultlines
Analysis
/ 28 November 2016

How the search for a national minimum wage laid bare South Africa’s faultlines

In contemporary SA, the gap between current wages and a living wage is vast and simply too large to be bridged in a short time, writes Imraan Valodia.

By Imraan Valodia
When CEOs call themselves activists and activists become CEOs
Article
/ 21 November 2016

When CEOs call themselves activists and activists become CEOs

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.

By Raeesa Pather
Black people most optimistic about SA, white people the most dissatisfied – study
Article
/ 14 November 2016

Black people most optimistic about SA, white people the most dissatisfied – study

A study conducted by the Pew Research Centre says two-thirds of South Africans agree that developing education should be a priority for the country.

By Staff Reporter
​Africa’s 21st century moment? Not yet
Article
/ 24 October 2016

​Africa’s 21st century moment? Not yet

On the surface Africa is democratic but underneath it is a ‘man-eat-man’ society, writes Jason Musyoka.

By Jason Musyoka
Inequalities increase as fees rise
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Inequalities increase as fees rise

South Africa is trudging California’s ruined road of tertiary education to inequality and exclusion

By Staff Reporter
SA’s children poor and malnourished
Article
/ 11 May 2016

SA’s children poor and malnourished

A new report shows that almost two-thirds of South Africa’s preschoolers are not getting the health and nutrition they need.

By Ina Skosana
Uganda attempts to treat the malignant disease of inequality
Article
/ 27 March 2016

Uganda attempts to treat the malignant disease of inequality

With almost a quarter of Ugandan households spending over 10% of their income on medical treatment, the goal of universal healthcare seems far off.

By Staff Reporter
World Bank finds itself in a Gini fix
Article
/ 17 March 2016

World Bank finds itself in a Gini fix

The institution has tried to minimise income inequality in South Africa, with ludicrous results, writes Dick Forslund.

By Dick Forslund
Krones SA accused of racial discrimination
Article
/ 11 March 2016

Krones SA accused of racial discrimination

German filling and packaging company Krones has launched an investigation into accounts of racial discrimination at Krones SA.

By Athandiwe Saba
Civil rights déjà vu hits US South
Article
/ 25 February 2016

Civil rights déjà vu hits US South

Fifty years since the Selma march to demand voting rights for African-Americans in the South, new laws could disenfranchise poor black people anew.

By Staff Reporter
The media exclude young voices
Analysis
/ 21 January 2016

The media exclude young voices

Through something as simple as a list of requirements, media companies are safeguarding the status quo

By Raeesa Pather
New ideas on Africa’s inequality
Article
/ 19 November 2015

New ideas on Africa’s inequality

Ruling elites that behave like private corporations don’t help the continent.

By Shaun De Waal
How to square the inequality circle
Article
/ 5 November 2015

How to square the inequality circle

State spend and taxing the rich brings down inequality but it will take more and better jobs to reduce it further.

By Staff Reporter
It doesn’t end with Piketty – five policies that could reduce inequality
Article
/ 1 October 2015

It doesn’t end with Piketty – five policies that could reduce inequality

Reducing income inequality and giving everyone in South Africa a chance to succeed will entrench democracy.

By Staff Reporter
MEC: Gauteng’s townships need huge transformation
Article
/ 23 February 2015

MEC: Gauteng’s townships need huge transformation

Gauteng MEC of Economic Development Lebogang Maile says the country’s large inequality gap is what contributes to criminality in townships.

By Thuletho Zwane
I am Charlie Hebdo, just like I am everyone
Article
/ 8 January 2015

I am Charlie Hebdo, just like I am everyone

If we are all Charlie Hebdo because we do not stand for media that is oppressed, then we must all be oppressed as a result, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee

By Staff Reporter
World Bank’s flawed report kicks SA’s poor in the teeth
Article
/ 3 December 2014

World Bank’s flawed report kicks SA’s poor in the teeth

The institution has failed to retract a document that neoliberal politicians and commentators are using to advocate state spending cuts.

By Patrick Bond
Three million lifted out of poverty
Article
/ 6 November 2014

Three million lifted out of poverty

The World Bank has praised South Africa’s fiscal system, but with a number of reservations.

By Lynley Donnelly
Inequality mocks SA’s freedom
Article
/ 30 October 2014

Inequality mocks SA’s freedom

Oxfam’s latest report highlights the travesty of inequality and warns of dire and corrosive consequences to society.

By Sipho Kings
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