There are fewer people living in poverty in SA, according to trends in poverty and inequality between 2006 and 2011, says the statistician general.
Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.
The deputy president claims the percentage of households with children that have gone hungry has fallen dramatically. But the comparison is flawed.
For hundreds living on Durban’s streets, life is a cycle of poverty, addiction and physical abuse, writes Fatima Asmal.
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.
An Afrobarometer survey has found that despite economic growth, there has been virtually no change in poverty levels in Africa over the last decade.
SA’s poverty levels have risen slightly, while Zim has seen the greatest reduction in poverty among the 35 African states surveyed by Afrobarometer.
The prospects that the ANC, SACP and Cosatu alliance once offered the broad masses have been forgotten at the feeding trough, says Raymond Suttner.
The great majority of Swazis are living in post-conflict style emergency thanks to the greed of the country’s royal family a new report claims.
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Lawmakers have passed a bill to ban manual scavenging; the clearing of human waste from toilets, by workers known as the "ultimate untouchables".
When the world’s leaders meet at the next G20 Summit, they’ll arrive with one issue already agreed: the need to re-write international tax rules.
Professor Adam Habib’s new book addresses inequality in South Africa and warns our economic elites to ‘compromise now or risk losing everything’.
Income inequalities and illicit capital flows are cheating Africa of its wealth and potential for the investments in crucial sectors.
Julius Malema’s failure to hang on to his own farm might finally have sunk his reputation – and an important lightning rod with it.
Farm communities suffer from poor health, alcohol abuse, shoddy service delivery and harsh living conditions.
Sunfire Solutions has empowered people to show members of their community how using solar energy to cook can drastically cut their electricity costs.
Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.
Opinion: Khaya Dlanga says more South Africans can be made to feel included in the running of the country if inequality was addressed.
It is unusual to be given three opportunities to address one of the most crucial issues facing humanity – the uprooting of poverty and inequality.
A sobering World Bank report has found that poor South African kids are unlikely to escape poverty due to persistent social and economic inequalities.
Footage obtained by the M&G shows Swaziland’s people, ruled by King Mswati III, are suffering from starvation, displacement, intimidation and violence.
Setbacks for democracy in Africa co-exist with signs that signal welcomed progress, writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
Great-sounding policies but no implementation and developing of societies most vulnerable.
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/ 13 December 2011
South African children are disproportionately affected by poverty, with females more likely to live in low-income households than males.
Abandoned by the government and industry, Qwa-Qwa is a prime example of entrenched poverty.
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/ 31 January 2011
The poverty line for maintaining a family of five in Zimbabwe rose last year to $467 per month — but without increased earnings to cover the 8% rise.
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/ 29 November 2010
Albie Sachs goes Barefoot Against Poverty in a campaign that aims to create greater awareness of poverty and division in South Africa.
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/ 15 October 2010
Boa is 19, the sixth of 11 children. With all of his family, he lives in a small thatched two-room house on the outskirts of Siem Reap.
Tens of thousands of animals across Niger have died in the last few months; literally starving to death.
History continues to judge Africans harshly. A fundamental reality is that Africa is behind other continents in many respects.
Political entitlement has a sell-by date — a harsh truth discovered by a group of Swapo "struggle children".