A century ago, the discovery by prospectors of precious stones south of the Orange River, which now forms part of South ...

Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law ...

Stats SA reports South Africa’s poverty is declining, with 37.9% of citizens affected in 2023 and children remaining the most ...

South Africa's African National Congress, the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a ...

Overall, 23 million people in South Africa are considered poor. This is a drop of roughly 2.5 million between 2015 and 2023.

According to Stats SA’s national poverty lines, the Lower-Bound Poverty Line (LBPL) is capped at R1,300 per person, per month ...

South Africa opposed a UN agritech resolution, defying economic interestsRejection blocks access to irrigation, climate-smart farming, and rural aidV ...

South Africa has made slow but steady progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, according to the latest Poverty ...

Elite capture, institutional weakness and cycles of reversal explain the situation in several post-colonial countries.