Devdiscourse

How South Africa’s Urban Design Pushes the Poor Away from Jobs and Deepens Inequality

The World Bank study shows that South African cities are unusually fragmented, with dense, poor neighborhoods located far ...
Daily Maverick

Where are the boys? South Africa’s quiet education crisis

I still remember Mxo.We were village boys together – barefoot, mischievous, inseparable. He was older than me, stronger, more ...
Time

South Africa’s Poor Tune In to Mandela’s Funeral

Jonathan Torgovnik’s photographs on assignment for TIME of people watching Nelson Mandela’s funeral on television in Alexandra township, in Johannesburg, one of the poorest urban areas in all of South ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s fight against extreme poverty needs a new strategy - model shows how social grants could work

Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
The Conversation

Poor South African households can’t afford nutritious food – what can be done

Adrino Mazenda does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Run on numbers: How South Africa' s decline affects its poorest citizens

In the world of personal finance in South Africa, we are concerned about making ends meet. We need bread on the table, we need to save as much as we can, and one of our highest priorities is to ensure ...
Reuters

Oprah opens academy for poor girls in South Africa

HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa (Reuters) - American talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls which she has paid for out of her own pocket ...