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Inequality

Progressive education is failing us
Article
/ 24 July 2014

Progressive education is failing us

This system of learning has seemed complicit in the widening gap between rich and poor.

By Chris Waldburger
There’s more to getting maid in SA
Article
/ 8 July 2014

There’s more to getting maid in SA

Dealing with a 350-year-old problem might entail employers recognising that certain chores domestic workers are expected to do are degrading.

By Victoria John
Unite both the head and the hand
Article
/ 12 April 2014

Unite both the head and the hand

We can overcome education models that still entrench social divisions.

By Enver Motala, Salim Vally and Enver Motala
Poor still losing out in African boom
Africa
/ 24 February 2014

Poor still losing out in African boom

Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.

By Guardian Reporter
Move with the times and you’ll defeat inequality
Article
/ 27 January 2014

Move with the times and you’ll defeat inequality

Technology has exacerbated inequality. But we should prepare ourselves for an increasingly tech-driven world, an act that could eradicate the problem.

By Alistair Fairweather
The 85 richest people in the world are still mostly men
Analysis
/ 24 January 2014

The 85 richest people in the world are still mostly men

Women need only seven seats, mostly on the bottom deck, on the £1-trillion double-decker bus revealed by Oxfam this week.

By Guardian Reporter
SA needs to bridge the gap – literally
Analysis
/ 23 January 2014

SA needs to bridge the gap – literally

Leaders may talk about inequality, but boosting infrastructure is a concrete way to change things, says Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
Oxfam finds 85 elites as rich as 3.5-billion people
Article
/ 21 January 2014

Oxfam finds 85 elites as rich as 3.5-billion people

As the World Economic Forum starts in Davos, a development charity claims that growing inequality has been driven by a "power grab" by wealthy elites.

By Guardian Reporter
Habib: Elites, cut a deal now
Videos
/ 3 September 2013

Habib: Elites, cut a deal now

Professor Adam Habib’s new book addresses inequality in South Africa and warns our economic elites to ‘compromise now or risk losing everything’.

By Staff Reporter
How South Africa can be a ‘great society’
Analysis
/ 1 February 2013

How South Africa can be a ‘great society’

Inequality can be eradicated but the policymakers need to get on board, writes Hlumelo Biko.

By Hlumelo Biko
Resource-ism, not racism, lies behind SA’s race talk
Article
/ 17 January 2013

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.

By Staff Reporter
Ramphele: Poverty is not the problem, inequality is
Article
/ 7 September 2012

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.

By Comment Author and Mamphela Ramphele
Entrenched inequality threatens SA’s future
Article
/ 24 July 2012

Entrenched inequality threatens SA’s future

South Africa has largely failed to provide equal opportunities to all citizens since the advent of democracy in 1994.

By Nickolaus Bauer
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Article
/ 25 November 2011

Emerging economies need to tackle inequalities urgently

Recent social unrest in places like Tunisia highlights why countries should not disregard people’s desire to share in the benefits of economic growth.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 August 2011

‘Little has changed in black communities’

It’s usual practice when someone is killed that their personal details are not made public until the next of kin have been informed.

By Stafford Scott
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Article
/ 11 May 2011

Michigan town’s woes sign of tough choices to come

Either this Michigan city is a harbinger of battles to come over budget cuts across America, or a new chapter in the struggle for civil rights.

By Nick Carey
The price of freedom
Article
/ 23 April 2010

The price of freedom

The poor are suffering the consequences of the costly land policy that the ANC government opted for.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 February 2010

DA questions govt inequality report findings

A government report on inequality within SA’s black population is at odds with an international finding that it is increasing, says the DA.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 October 2008

UN: Wealth gap creating a social time bomb

Growing inequality in US cities could lead to widespread social unrest and increased mortality, says a new UN report on the urban environment.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 November 2007

Who is listening?

As Piet Koornhof quietly shuffled of this mortal coil last week, an Eastern Cape man said he still had a question for the apartheid-era Cabinet minister.

By Staff Reporter
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