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Unemployment, inequality still a concern as ILO African regional meeting ends
African leaders gathered in Abijan acknowledged some of the critical problems facing countries across the continent, with the mass youth unemployment rate and climate change threats chief among them.
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Black South Africans among most vulnerable in country - Inequality Trends report
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the Inequality Trends report for South Africa on Thursday, which found that the country remained one of the most unequal nations in the world.
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Stats SA: SA is one of the most unequal countries in the world
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has released the inequality trends in South Africa.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Investment achievements need to be celebrated
While acknowledging that while South Africa still had some way to go to reach our target of R1.2 trillion over the next three years, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the investment gains made so far should be celebrated.
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Woolies CEO earns R191m despite R11bn of write-downs and R32bn of market losses
It’s good to be a CEO in South Africa – whether you screw up or not, says a disgusted Anthony Clark (Small Talk Daily).
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Why society is paying the price of inequality
Mike Brewer says it’s increasingly clear that high levels of inequality damage our health and well-being, harm social cohesion and levels of trust, and act as a brake on economic performance.
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Is Workers' Day worth celebrating with SA's high unemployment rate?
Over the last decade, the local economy hasn't been growing to its full potential, which has meant that the economy hasn't been creating enough jobs to stem the tide of unemployment.
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50 at 25: 'No matter what the ANC does, it will still win the election'
Mgitywa is one of the millions of South Africans who were 25 years old when the country attained freedom and transformed into a democratic state 25 years ago.
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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.
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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.
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[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.
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The rich-poor gap is widening
Findings of an Oxfam report on inequality around the world.
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[CARTOON] A Case of Inequality
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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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.
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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.
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How inequality is affecting nations’ economic growth
Different countries are making different choices in how to address it.
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[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.
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3 facts you need to know about inequality & populism
After his bestselling book on inequality, French economist Thomas Piketty takes on populism and politics.
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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.
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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.
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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.
