Poverty
ANALYSIS: Better food price controls needed to shield poor from COVID-19 fallout
There needs to be an urgent expansion of price controls, as well as an inquiry into the price-setting of major retailers.
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SA’s young people still face unemployment and poverty
While the country enjoys the privileges for which many, including the youth of 1976 sacrificed, young people in 2020 are faced with major struggles of their own, accounting for 63% of the unemployed.
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ANALYSIS: Who has been hit hardest by SA’s lockdown?
The net effect is that the shocks are most severe on poorer, more vulnerable households.
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ANALYSIS: How SA can balance control of COVID-19 and avoid economic disaster
South Africa's management of the COVID-19 pandemic must now shift from a centrally regulated approach to one that enables participation and compliance by communities, workers and businesses.
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 and why South Africa needs a wealth tax now
A wealth tax is in line with the recommendations recently made by the International Monetary Fund to equitably attain fiscal sustainability and better position the economy for post-COVID recovery.
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UN seeks $90 mn for Mideast children as virus deepens poverty
"The region has the biggest number of children in need in the world due to ongoing conflicts and wars," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF director for the Middle East and North Africa, in a statement.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa's targeted COVID-19 economic plan is urgent
In SA, the virus has struck at the very heart of all that is right and wrong about this complex country, writes Judith February.
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Ramaphosa: Lockdown has revealed fault line of poverty, inequality in SA
In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that the lockdown has exacerbated long-standing issues around poverty, inequality and unemployment in the country.
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Lockdown forces rural poor SA to risk wellbeing to survive
As millions of South Africans observe the now extended lockdown meant to flatten the COVID-19 curve, poverty has forced many out of their homes during this period.
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ANALYSIS: SA should top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis
To support precarious households that are unable to access existing relief during this lockdown and its aftermath, the South African government should implement a temporary increase – a “top-up” – in the value of the existing child support grant.
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S.Sudan citizens 'deliberately starved' by warring parties: UN
The three-member commission looked into abuses between the signing of a peace deal in September 2018 and December 2019.
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Apartheid, state capture among issues to blame for SA's jobs crisis - CDE report
Across all upper-middle-income countries (including SA) an average of 61% of adults are productively employed. Of the potential workforce over 38,5% is unemployed.
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Almost 60% of SA children live below poverty line: new study
The report was published by the University of Cape Town's Children's Institute on Tuesday.
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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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Crime mostly affects poor SA communities - researcher
The three stations where the most murders in the country were reported are Nyanga, Delft and Khayelitsha.
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Stats SA: SA has almost 3.6 million poverty-stricken households
Stats SA released its non-financial census of municipalities on Thursday which shows ratepayers are struggling to survive.
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More than half of NC residents are poor, and Premier Saul hopes to change that
Saul delivered his maiden State of the Province Address and highlighted the province's 26% unemployment rate. He also raised concerns on the fact that 54% of residents were poor.
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Zoar a reflection of poor and marginalised in SA, say residents
Zoar resident Susana Betoos said that government has forgotten about them and sees no future for her children in the area.
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FACT CHECK: ‘One South Africa for All!’ - The DA’s 2019 election manifesto
Africa Check looks at the DA's five claims about jobs, unemployment, health facilities and land reform in South Africa.
