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A report by the Centre for Risk Analysis shows that more rural provinces such as Eastern Cape are underperforming compared to more urbanised ones.(Photo by Sandile Ndlovu/Sowetan/ Gallo Images /Getty Images)
EDUCATION INEQUALITY SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s rural population ‘left behind’ as provinces underperform

Health, education and economic disparities are driving migration to urban hubs such as Gauteng and the Western Cape

  • Lyse Comins
5 min read