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Poverty

South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems
Business
/ 3 December 2024

South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems

The focus would also be on Africa’s high debt levels, financing the just energy transition and the strategic use of critical minerals

By Anathi Madubela
There is a way to address poverty in South Africa
Opinion
/ 21 November 2024

There is a way to address poverty in South Africa

Quality education and broader support is crucial to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty

By Adri Marais
13 million South African children are still living in poverty
National
/ 5 November 2024

13 million South African children are still living in poverty

A study by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says the direct cost of child poverty is estimated to be about 9% of GDP

By Umamah Bakharia
South Africa’s lack of an integrated transport system hinders freedom and equality
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2024

South Africa’s lack of an integrated transport system hinders freedom and equality

It’s expensive, time-consuming, limits people’s ability to work, get to school and hospital, and in some rural areas does not exist at all

By Bongani Mthombeni
Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Friday
/ 15 July 2024

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

By Buntu Siwisa
Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate
Columns
/ 26 June 2024

Battle over GNU positions distracts from policy debate

The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy

By Sarah Smit
Msholozi, the informal settlement that is ready to fight for Zuma
Politics
/ 23 June 2024

Msholozi, the informal settlement that is ready to fight for Zuma

People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change

By Khaya Koko
Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality
Friday
/ 14 June 2024

Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality

Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town

By Charles Leonard
Breaking barriers: Inclusive innovation for a fairer future
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

Breaking barriers: Inclusive innovation for a fairer future

Traditional innovation often relies heavily on large-scale investments in infrastructure and trained workers, two factors that are often lacking in economically depressed areas

By Sara Grobbelaar
Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity
Opinion
/ 10 April 2024

Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity

It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls

By Nontobeko Gcabashe
Securitising responses to inequality conflict: Beware the Zimbabwe way
Opinion
/ 6 April 2024

Securitising responses to inequality conflict: Beware the Zimbabwe way

Conflict transformation regards clashes as motors of change that keep social structures dynamically responsive to social needs

By Buntu Siwisa
A call to action through economic modelling
Opinion
/ 7 February 2024

A call to action through economic modelling

Poverty doesn’t need to be the future for 8.2 million South Africans living on less than $2 or R38 a day

By Asghar Adelzadeh and Cynthia Alvillar
It is too painful to write about South Africa
Article
/ 25 October 2023

It is too painful to write about South Africa

If the opposition is not interested in introducing new and better policies, why are they in the running?

By Isobel Frye
Child deaths reveal neglect of townships
Opinion
/ 17 October 2023

Child deaths reveal neglect of townships

The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored

By Oyisa Sondlo-Mzileni
How creativity solves burnout
Thought Leader
/ 10 October 2023

How creativity solves burnout

A great way to commemorate Mental Health Month is by generating creative ideas and encouraging those around you to do the same

By Michael Brian Lee
Snaring on the rise in the Kruger, says Barbara Creecy
The Green Guardian
/ 9 October 2023

Snaring on the rise in the Kruger, says Barbara Creecy

The forestry, fisheries and the environment minister said more than 7 000 snares were removed last year alone

By Sheree Bega
80 Albert Street: ‘It was a place for poor people, it’s not like we wanted to stay there’
National
/ 8 September 2023

80 Albert Street: ‘It was a place for poor people, it’s not like we wanted to stay there’

The 80 Albert Street blaze was a tragedy waiting to happen – as are many other buildings in the city

By Sheree Bega
Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s keynote address ignores some facts
Opinion
/ 11 July 2023

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s keynote address ignores some facts

The advocate’s speech on inequality, apartheid, the ANC and optimism at the M&G’s 200 Young South Africans event is wanting in a number of aspects

By Jeff Rudin
World leaders united in commitment to ‘new global consensus’
Thought Leader
/ 21 June 2023

World leaders united in commitment to ‘new global consensus’

Our work together is all about solidarity and collective action, to reduce the challenges facing developing countries and to fulfil our global agenda

By Cyril Ramaphosa, Joe Biden and others
Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance
Opinion
/ 11 May 2023

Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance

The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability

By Sansia Blackmore
South African children’s grim prospects in a failing education system
Opinion
/ 20 April 2023

South African children’s grim prospects in a failing education system

The government must prioritise providing quality education to all so no child is left behind and reverse the shocking lack of resources and school drop-out rate

By Rosa Sommer
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Opinion
/ 18 February 2023

City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how

Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger

By Nicole Ludolph
In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests
Africa
/ 4 January 2023

In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests

Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations

By Marko Phiri
No new dawn as long as ANC policy falls flat
Opinion
/ 3 January 2023

No new dawn as long as ANC policy falls flat

Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart

By Sarah Smit
Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited
Friday
/ 26 December 2022

Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited

House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world

By Oupa Nkosi
Cora Bailey: A hero helping people and pets on the West Rand
The Green Guardian
/ 21 December 2022

Cora Bailey: A hero helping people and pets on the West Rand

For more than 30 years, Cora Bailey has dedicated her life’s work to helping poverty-stricken people and their pets in the west of Joburg

By Sheree Bega
Interest rates, poverty and the burden of debt
Opinion
/ 15 December 2022

Interest rates, poverty and the burden of debt

Rising interest rates and living costs deal a double blow to the poor

By Anele Ngidi
Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty
Opinion
/ 26 November 2022

Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty

After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.

By Angelo C Louw
Mental health challenges are worse for those in poverty
Opinion
/ 24 November 2022

Mental health challenges are worse for those in poverty

Majority of South Africans unable to access mental health care despite recognition as a human right.

By Bongani Majola
Poverty reduces role of oomakhulu
Opinion
/ 27 October 2022

Poverty reduces role of oomakhulu

Abandoning oomakhulu to poverty in an unequal society threatens the physical and mental health of our communities

By Athambile Masola
Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor
Opinion
/ 12 October 2022

Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor

In recognition of this, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and department of basic education are working to standardise ECD centres so that they can all at least receive the government subsidy for registered child care centres

By Sumaya Hendricks and Qhamani Neza Tshazi
Persuasion: The head, chest and stomach of development
Opinion
/ 20 August 2022

Persuasion: The head, chest and stomach of development

It’s time to fashion a new language of development which responds effectively to real people’s real needs

By Struan Robertson
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