For more than 30 years, Cora Bailey has dedicated her life’s work to helping poverty-stricken people and their pets in the west of Joburg
Rising interest rates and living costs deal a double blow to the poor
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.
Majority of South Africans unable to access mental health care despite recognition as a human right.
Abandoning oomakhulu to poverty in an unequal society threatens the physical and mental health of our communities
In recognition of this, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and department of basic education are working to standardise ECD centres so that they can all at least receive the government subsidy for registered child care centres
It’s time to fashion a new language of development which responds effectively to real people’s real needs
We all need to do our bit to end malaria – which affects millions of the world’s poorest – in our lifetime
The injustices of the apartheid era have survived and expanded, and human rights flouder, in a state that was supposed to be founded on the rule of law and constitutionalism
A geographer and teacher reflects on how physical spaces can influence emotional places
The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked
Parents are increasingly home schooling their children but there are drawbacks
If the conference is misjudged then, like the Titanic, the ANC will sink
‘We all have a collective responsibility to support the people of Limpopo, protect the environment and jointly shape the MMSEZ development.’
To move from 59 infant deaths out of every 1000 live births in one of the poorest regions of the island to none in the matter of a few decades is an extraordinary feat
It is of great concern that the census still does not include questions relating to sexual orientation and excludes transgender, intersex and non-binary persons
Careful balancing of the pros and cons of seismic surveys show the harm is not worth the lost income that could alleviate hunger and poverty
The climate crisis, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have increased levels of poverty
It’s right to be angry about a white student peeing on a black student’s books, but what about poor people who have to live close to urine and faeces
It is estimated that gold worth $1.5 billion is smuggled annually out of Zimbabwe but this is only the tip of what has led to chronic poverty
African governments face civil unrest from people who are hungrier and poorer because of the pandemic, war in Ukraine, climate pressures on food systems and poor policy decisions
Vulnerable families depend on the delivery of essential services and safety nets to survive
The government has finally started to recognise the importance of SMMEs in job creation, the business bounce-back scheme being a case in point
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
A basic income grant could add 0.5% to GDP growth by 2025, according to a report commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
For the next three months we all must critically engage with the education sector to halt the flood of a generation slipping through.
Government and public entities are too timid in their transformation drive and could do much more to raise black people from poverty
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
There were high expectations that Enoch Godongwana, the Minister of Finance, would signal in the medium term budget policy statement how government planned to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the health system
Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in their wards