South Africa has made steady progress in reducing poverty over the past 17 years, but the country’s children remain largely untouched by this improvement.

The 2021 ECD Census in South Africa highlights a severe cycle of poverty and bureaucratic red tape, with only 40% of Early ...

The African National Congress’s role is the culmination of the class function it performed during the transition from ...

Although the number of people living in extreme poverty decreased to 5.1 million between 2009 and 2023, 10.8 million, almost ...

South African is starting a “national dialogue” Friday that is meant to bring all sectors of society together to discuss the country’s most pressing issues and find solutions. The talks, initiated by ...

As a result, the share of people in South Africa living below the lower-bound poverty line fell to 38% in 2023, or around 23 million people, from 58%, or 27 million people in 2006, Statistics South ...

According to the report, the proportion of South Africans living below the Lower-Bound Poverty Line (LBPL), set at R1 300 per ...

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the report on poverty trends, showing that 23.2 million people live in poverty , with KZN being the poorest province.

Despite two decades of efforts, poverty in South Africa remains a pressing challenge, as revealed by the latest Stats SA report.

At least 23 million people in South Africa are considered poor, making this a 20-percentage point drop in the headcount since 2006.

Riots resulting from the growing number of shantytowns in South Africa should send a clear signal to the rest of the world that little has changed since the end of apartheid slightly more than a ...

Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law ...