Wealth Gap

SA’s middle class closing in on the rich

Article Raeesa Pather - 10 Apr 2018

The gap between the poor and middle class is widening, but according to the World Bank, inequality between the rich and middle class is narrowing.

No, minister. Increasing VAT was avoidable

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Feb 2018

Instead of hitting low earners hard, the budget should have raised wealth and corporate taxes

Free education demands radical change to the budget

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Nov 2016

'Lastly, economics makes the difference between wealth creation and wealth inheritance.'

Figures suggest SA has the highest concentration of wealth in the hands of a few

Article Anna Orthofer - 4 Aug 2016

For the first time, tax data has been made available to try to assess just how much is owned by how many

We’ve bastardised blessed with a #

Article bogdan TagDiv - 23 Mar 2016

Forget the God of Galatians 5. Another lord who rules the temples of wealth will grant all your wishes, particularly if you are among the 1%.

QE has made the very rich even richer

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Oct 2015

Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report makes for interesting reading for those who suspect quantitative easing is more about propping up asset prices.

1% own half the world’s wealth

Article Sipho Kings - 14 Oct 2015

Research by Credit Suisse shows that the world's poor and middle classes have been squeezed to create more wealth for 1% of the population.

Inequality mocks SA’s freedom

Article Sipho Kings - 30 Oct 2014

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

More millionaires, but world’s wealth gap is growing

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Oct 2014

Inequality fell slightly just before the financial crisis of 2008 but is on the rise again, particularly in developing countries such as South Africa.

JSE chiefs’ pay hikes soar well above the tide of inflation

Article Lynley Donnelly - 10 Jul 2014

A report has shown that top executives at JSE-listed firms got salary increases well above inflation plus other perks last year.

The rich get richer, and ‘hog the proceeds of growth’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jun 2014

More than 1.76-million people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year as stock market gains and property prices swelled personal fortunes.

From Dainfern to Diepsloot: A short trip across SA’s wealth gap

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 May 2014

The gap between the haves and have-nots is on the minds of low-income earning South Africans as they take to the polls.

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