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Poverty
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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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.
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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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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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ANALYSIS: Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa
How should countries like South Africa go about making sure that people – particularly poor people (where the burden of non-communicable diseases is highest) – have access to healthy food?
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[LISTEN] 'We're still in poverty' - caller on no change after apartheid
The caller, who only gave his name as Dawood, says what a lot of black people don't know is that their chiefs sat down with the apartheid government and negotiated about land and money.
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Report: 6 million children still living below the food poverty line
The Children's Institute says the food poverty line is defined as the point at which children's families cannot even provide the minimum amount of nutrition needed to survive.
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How can we eradicate poverty by 2030?
During the 15 years of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) the percentage of people living in poverty – defined as less than $1.90 a day – declined significantly, from nearly 27% in 2000, when the MDGs began, to about 9% in 2017.
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[OPINION] World Bank’s optimism about global poverty misses the point
The global poverty plot is thicker than what the World Bank would have us believe.
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Climate extremes key driver behind rising global hunger - UN
'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World' report by the UN found that 821 million people were undernourished in 2017.
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[ANALYSIS] To zero-rate, or not to zero-rate: the complex VAT debate
South Africans debating the zero-rating of certain products for VAT purposes must realise it isn't a panacea for poor people and should be accompanied by other policies.
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[OPINION] Xenophobia in SA: why it’s time to unsettle narratives about migrants
Framing xenophobic violence as a question of immigrant victimisation invites divisions between neighbours.
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[ANALYSIS] How SA’s services sector can help tackle poverty and inequality
South Africa needs to harness its service sector into an innovative and export orientated way to push back poverty, unemployment and inequality.
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[OPINION] Patience with Ramaphosa’s presidency is waning among South Africans
The positive energy that's greeted the new South African President will turn to protest if economic challenges are not addressed quickly.
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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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‘A hungry person cannot claim freedom’
Speaking at a Freedom Day rally in Soshangive, DA leader Mmusi Maimane says his party will bring a government that will free people from poverty.
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[OPINION] How corruption is fraying SA’s social & economic fabric
The political cost of corruption is reaching unacceptable levels in South Africa. Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.
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Did you know: Children in poverty hit puberty faster
New research shows children who grow up in poor homes enter puberty early.
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[LISTEN] Can social grants support rising cost of feeding a child?
It's understood that at least 10 to 20 South African children die of starvation every day.
