South Africa's fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy—model shows how social grants could work
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic ...
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South Africa: Parliament Calls On G20 Parliaments to Collaborate to End Hunger and Poverty
South Africa's primary focus in the discussions is on the role of parliaments in addressing hunger, poverty and inequality; promoting socio-environmental development and a just and inclusive ...
The South African on MSN1d
WHY some of South Africa’s unemployed choose not to work
The latest figures from Stats SA prove just how much help South Africa’s unemployed need to make the right choices for their future. In 2024, there are more than 8-million unemployed people in South ...
The Citizen3d
South Africa spends almost R700 billion per year on child poverty reduction – report
The South African government, collectively with non-government organisations (NGOs) and the private sector spend almost R700 billion per year tackling child poverty.
Mail & Guardian3d
13 million South African children are still living in poverty
About 13 million children in South Africa live in poverty, despite the estimated R700 billion a year investment made by the government, private sector and NGOs to tackle this. Government spending on ...
Farmer's Weekly1d
Agriculture has huge potential for reducing poverty
Growth in agriculture is in general two to three times more effective at reducing poverty than an equivalent amount of growth ...
Independent Online4d
South Africa spends nearly R700bn annually to combat child poverty
Child poverty is not just a moral issue; it bears a steep economic cost for South Africa, amounting to nearly R700 billion each year. This staggering figure emerges from the latest findings of the ...
esi-africa.com3d
Africa energy deficit: ‘Poverty in the midst of abundance’
Inadequate access to reliable energy reduces the annual GDP growth in Africa by 2% to 4%, the World Bank estimates ...
businesstech.co.za4d
Calls for ‘special tax’ to fund R700 grant in South Africa
The Institute of Economic Justice (IEJ) has argued that increasing South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) to R700 per ...
Bizcommunity7d
Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030
Period poverty remains a significant issue in South Africa, with millions of women and girls facing challenges in accessing ...
Phys.org9d
South Africa's fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy—model shows how social grants could work
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Economic growth has been slow since a recession in 2008.
The Conversation9d
South Africa’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy - model shows how social grants could work
South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Economic growth has been slow since a recession in 2008.