Students at the former homeland universities battle with conditions created by poverty
Having access to care is not a promise of health
Already vulnerable, working-class and informal workers are being left destitute and unsupported
We need to be free from gross inequalities and have a responsibility to change this through compassion, justice and sacrifice
Sassa says grants to an extra six million people who lose jobs, on top of 18-million beneficiaries, means it can’t give as much to child support grants
People know what they need to buy, the payments can piggyback on the Sassa system and the money will help prevent people from falling further into long-term poverty
The Ramaphosa Presidency has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the compensating measures that accompany it are inadequate to protect much of the population
Sit up, take notice and get angry that a third of South African households have R120 or less a person a week for food, let alone nutritious food
With South Africa under lockdown, many South Africans are hungry — and very soon persistent hunger will dramatically increase malnutrition
How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy
Several factors unique to the continent will complicate the efforts to reduce coronavirus infections
This is no time to snigger at the high rates of coronavirus in the Global North. We could be just as hard hit — and it is poor people who will suffer the most
As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions
The president and his team must make decisions in the public’s best interests, despite the corruption and factionalism in the ANC
The pace of land reform needs to be increased. But taking power from the courts and giving it to the executive will only create more policy uncertainty
The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet
The prisons department says it has rehabilitation programmes. Others disagree, including an ex-inmate who says the only way to come right is to want to change
To improve the South African economy, we need to institute practical measures to effect change
Millions of our fellow citizens are literally robbed of the opportunity to live meaningful lives
The difference between children exposed to early childhood development and those who aren’t is stark
Food apartheid is causing increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases among low-income black women
Crops allow the poor to provide for themselves, but they need support to do so during droughts
As universities grapple with the demands of the fourth industrial revolution, it is clear that a radical shift from business as usual is required
The winners of the Nobel prize in economics experiment on poor people, but their research doesn’t solve poverty
Unified, proactive action is required to push back the frontiers of poverty
How does one cope with living in South Africa? Positive narratives and acts of charity that don’t tackle institutional problems aren’t enough
When drafting policies to address this situation, it is important that the voices of the workers themselves are taken into account
Equatorial Guinea spends its oil revenue on prestige projects and not on health and education
An affidavit reveals plans to move the troubled Community Work Programme out of the department of co-operative governance
By presenting poverty as a choice, self-help books fail to address social inequality
Women with communication disabilities are more likely to be victims of violence. But technological communication aids can help them speak out
Status has become so important to us that our streets and malls are awash with counterfeit merchandise