The recent ousting of former president Jacob Zuma in favour of Cyril Ramaphosa unfolded in the dying throes of 2017 and escalated in a tense series of negotiations between the
A rising tide of solvency
While millions of South Africans are drowning in debt, a quiet revolution is happening in rural areas where an organisation called SaveAct promotes saving and financial education. Four years ago,
The two-way street between poverty and education
The relationship between poverty and education runs in both directions. Lack of a good quality education means that many South Africans cannot fully participate as workers or entrepreneurs in the
No ‘one size fits all’ solution for agriculture in SA
The agricultural sector in South Africa presents a paradox. The sector is at once marginal to the economy, as measured by its tiny (around 2%) contribution to gross domestic product,
What can be done to address health inequalities?
There is growing concern about the lack of progress in addressing poverty and the inequalities that persist in all aspects of South African society. This includes the substantial inequalities in
Can land reform help reduce poverty and inequality?
Land is an issue that is often in the news, but not always for the right reasons. “The ANC goes radical on land” proclaimed the headlines soon after Cyril Ramaphosa
Tracking social cohesion in the land of haves and have nots
When the State of the Nation Address eventually takes place, we expect it to reflect on government’s progress in delivering programmes and services, and its plans and priorities for the
Advancing Mandela’s unfinished legacy
As promoters of Mandela’s legacy, the Nelson Mandela Foundation recognises that nation building is impossible in the face of gross poverty and inequality. Mandela himself echoes these sentiments in a
Rising to the challenge: tackling poverty and inequality
More than 30 years ago, in the 1980s, South African researchers undertook a major study into the nature and extent of poverty in South Africa. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation
Seeking the ‘glue’ that can help us grow together
South Africa remains a country that is deeply divided and troubled by tensions in the face of slow socio-economic reform for the majority who are trapped in poverty and disadvantaged