Blackouts have cost the South African economy as much as the 2008 financial crisis did, according to some estimates.

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

By bne IntelliNews South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged his people to pursue peace and reconciliation despite ...

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

According to the report, the proportion of South Africans living below the Lower-Bound Poverty Line (LBPL), set at R1 300 per ...

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 latest Poverty Trends report reveals a significant decline in poverty levels, with the government highlighting ...

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 ...

Gauteng has experienced the largest increase in poverty between 2015 and 2023, according to a new report by Statistics South ...

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

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