Although the number of people living in extreme poverty decreased to 5.1 million between 2009 and 2023, 10.8 million, almost ...

Government welcomes the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa, which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past seventeen years. The ...

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

South Africa has made steady progress in reducing poverty over the past 17 years, but the country’s children remain largely ...

As a result, the share of people in South Africa living below the lower-bound poverty line fell to 38% in 2023, or around 23 ...

Explore the significant disparities between Stats SA's poverty statistics and the lived experiences of South Africans, ...

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

A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of more than ...

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

Government has welcomed the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past 17 years.

Can chickens change the world? Bill Gates thinks so. Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates speaks to the media, in front of a chicken coop set up on the 68th floor of the 4 ...