Independent Online26d
Can Africa prosper while stuck in a poverty mindset?
As the world commemorates the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - an observance celebrated annually across the world on October 17th – it is deeply concerning that Africa has the ...
Latin America poverty hits 33-year low but inequality prevails, UN report says
Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year low, led by progress in Brazil, the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report on Tuesday, ...
The Citizen7d
South Africa spends almost R700 billion per year on child poverty reduction – report
Challenges faced by children in South Africa are not foreign to many ears. These challenges include child poverty, which is not just a moral issue, but also a thorn on taxpayers. The South African ...
Mail & Guardian8d
13 million South African children are still living in poverty
About 13 million children in South Africa live in poverty, despite the estimated R700 billion a year investment made by the government, private sector and NGOs to tackle this. Government spending ...
Big companies profit from poverty but aren't obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change
There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international ...
Independent Online8d
South Africa spends nearly R700bn annually to combat child poverty
Child poverty is not just a moral issue; it bears a steep economic cost for South Africa, amounting to nearly R700 billion each year. This staggering figure emerges from the latest findings of the ...
Phys.org14d
South Africa's fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy—model shows how social grants could work
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Economic growth has been slow since a recession in 2008.
Time27d
Why Youth Entrepreneurs Are Key To Tackling Climate Change in Africa
Concerned with escalating poverty, we founded the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and committed $100 million to identify, mentor, and fund young African entrepreneurs—young people with brilliant ...
The Conversation28d
South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist
Note, however, that although the unity government is a coalition, it is led by the African National Congress ... continue to focus on the reduction of poverty. But this is unlikely to shift ...
Moneyweb9d
SA’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Economic growth has been slow since a recession in 2008.
Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12
Authorities say a boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except ...