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 ...
A design for disaster: the tragic consequences of South Africa’s failing policies
Child poverty and neglect in South Africa continue to yield devastating outcomes, with government inaction deepening a crisis ...
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South Africa spends almost R700 billion per year on child poverty reduction – report
The South African government, collectively with non-government organisations (NGOs) and the private sector spend almost R700 ...
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South Africa Must Cultivate A Security Culture As Cybercrime Continues To Impact Economic Growth
Cybercrime poses such a significant threat to growth for developing nations that it’s keeping many countries in a perpetual ...
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 on ...
AllAfrica.com5d
South Africa: Parliament Calls On G20 Parliaments to Collaborate to End Hunger and Poverty
South Africa's primary focus in the discussions is on the role of parliaments in addressing hunger, poverty and inequality; promoting socio-environmental development and a just and inclusive ...
IT-Online1d
Clean, reliable power key to Africa’s digital economy
Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa and Africa must drive forward to create a digitally-inclusive environment that creates ...
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 ...
Bizcommunity11d
Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030
Period poverty remains a significant issue in South Africa, with millions of women and girls facing challenges in accessing ...
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Africa energy deficit: ‘Poverty in the midst of abundance’
Inadequate access to reliable energy reduces the annual GDP growth in Africa by 2% to 4%, the World Bank estimates ...
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Calls for ‘special tax’ to fund R700 grant in South Africa
The Institute of Economic Justice (IEJ) has argued that increasing South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) to R700 per ...
The Conversation13d
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.