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  • FILE: A placard blocks one of the roads in Ennerdale during a protest on 5 October 2018. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/EWN

    South Africa still waiting on post-apartheid promises

    The polls will be a severe test for the African National Congress which has held power virtually unchallenged in post-apartheid South Africa.

    729 days ago
  • Busi Mildred Hlatshwayo, who works at the Soweto Kliptown Youth Centre (SKY), is photographed next to a wall bearing a mural on 5 April 2019 in Kliptown near Soweto. Picture: AFP

    Anger at poor public services 25 years into SA democracy

    The government admits it has failed to fulfil the expectations of South Africa's 57 million citizens, and says the anger of the poor is justified.

    730 days ago
  • BLF members protest outside The Gathering - Media Edition at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 3 August 2017. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    [WATCH] BLF leader: We can't mourn white lives while inequality persists

    Andile Mngximata has defended spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp's comments on the Hoerskool Driehoek tragedy which claimed the lives of four pupils and injured more than 20.

    804 days ago
  • Findings of an Oxfam report on inequality around the world.

    The rich-poor gap is widening

    Findings of an Oxfam report on inequality around the world.

    820 days ago
  • By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    [CARTOON] A Case of Inequality

    By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    833 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    UCT Child Institute: Child support grant too low to cover basic nutrition

    The institute released a report which found that six million children in South Africa go to bed under-nourished.

    881 days ago
  • An aerial view of Vukuzenzele/Sweet Home in Cape Town. Picture: Johnny Miller

    A bird’s eye view of urban poverty and social inequality

    Since 2012, Johnny Miller has been fascinated with just how visible social inequality can be – especially when viewed from the air.

    974 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    How inequality is affecting nations’ economic growth

    Different countries are making different choices in how to address it.

    986 days ago
  • Nelson Mandela smiles broadly 27 April 1994 in Oshlange, near Durban, as he casts his historic vote during South Africa's first democratic and all-race general elections. Picture: AFP

    [OPINION] Why it’s wrong to blame SA’s woes on Mandela’s compromises

    Nelson Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.

    1075 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: AFP.

    3 facts you need to know about inequality & populism

    After his bestselling book on inequality, French economist Thomas Piketty takes on populism and politics.

    1084 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: @NelsonMandela/Twitter.

    Nelson Mandela Foundation: More needs to be done to address inequality

    The foundation's CEO Sello Hatang was speaking on Talk Radio 702's 'Midday Report' with Ray White on Human Rights Day.

    1126 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com.

    Why America is stuck in its own dream

    Stefanie Stantcheva, professor of economics at Harvard University, looks at inequality and opportunity in the United States.

    1146 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Oxfam report reveals rich getting richer

    While the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth, 82% of the money made last year went to the richest 1% of the global population.

    1184 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com.

    [OPINION] What drives instability in Africa & what can be done about it

    Some African countries present a facade of democracy. The absence of substantive democracy is contributing to instability on the continent.

    1238 days ago
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    How active is your country? Smartphone data reveals the answer

    Our smartphones are providing researchers with a clear picture of how much exercise we’re doing, or not doing.

    1329 days ago
  • ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was speaking at the Gibs Business School forum on the state of the country and the economy on 29 August 2017. Picture: Thando Kubheka/EWN

    'Businesses must embrace change, play their part to reverse poverty in SA'

    Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma says South Africa can only address poverty & inequality through radical economic transformation and changing institutions in favour of the poor.

    1330 days ago
  • FILE: A group of people call for better living conditions on Mandela Day. Picture: EWN

    There’s an argument for inequality. It’s wrong and this is why

    Research suggests that the theory of having only a few people with most of the wealth, motivates others, is wrong.

    1341 days ago
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    The inequality we're not talking about: house prices

    In many of the world’s urban centers, homes are becoming prohibitively expensive for people with moderate incomes.

    1364 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma addresses the ANC national policy conference at Nasrec on 30 June 2017. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Education can help address inequality, poverty and unemployment - Zuma

    The president has profiled the life of late former President Nelson Mandela as a blueprint for young people to live by.

    1372 days ago
  • Picture: pixabay.com

    Oxfam: Leaders need to focus on reducing poverty, inequality

    The non-governmental organisation has released a report on inequality ahead of the World Economic Forum on Africa.

    1448 days ago
  • Clock. Picture: Freeimages.

    15-hour weeks, basic income & doughnuts. Could these 'big ideas' end inequality?

    At an unusually divisive time for politics in the West, there’s one thing most people can agree on: the economy is not working well enough, for enough people.

    1457 days ago
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