Income Inequality
latest news & developments
More workers in SA turn to debt and gambling
The financial gap in South Africa is growing, with many workers increasingly relying on debt and gambling to make ends meet, according to the Old Mutual Savings & Investment…
Covid-19 economic crisis will be felt by the poor for a decade, report finds
The pandemic’s economic fallout will affect the world’s poor for years, while the richest billionaires increase their wealth, an Oxfam report notes
White men still rule and earn more
Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found
SA’s richest 3 500 own more than the bottom 32-million
When people call South Africa the most unequal country in the world, they’re talking about income. Now, we have a clear picture of how unequally the country’s wealth is distributed
Eusebius McKaiser: A letter to us people who live in the suburbs
The Covid-19 lockdown means wealthy citizens must take a long-overdue look at our privilege. Now is the time for cross-class solidarity
Shake up institutions controlling the economy to dislodge inequality
The state uses policies and regulations to drive socioeconomic change, but market bias dominates
Analysis of inequality in South Africa remains shallow
The emergence of an upwardly mobile black elite is a success story, but it remains under wraps
Real estate isn’t sexy, but in South Africa it’s serious
Being able to own property will help close the wealth gap between black and white people
World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity — Oxfam
A new report from the charity was published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Uber sued for pay inequality, sexual harassment, discrimination
A former employee is suing the company following a policy change regarding sexual misconduct
Only a socialist economy will end poverty
We need a new programme that truly aims to bring about real economic transformation
Why South Africa can’t deliver on the social contract set out in the Constitution
South Africans have become frustrated with the low pace of change and have expressed their dissatisfaction in various forms, opines Marius Fransman.
When CEOs call themselves activists and activists become CEOs
It shouldn’t surprise us that CEOs earn far more than workers, but what should is that CEOs have now become part of activism culture in South Africa.
Gordhan’s politics of divide-and-rule
It’s easy to see where the minister could raise money if he really wanted to ameliorate poverty.
Figures suggest SA has the highest concentration of wealth in the hands of a few
For the first time, tax data has been made available to try to assess just how much is owned by how many