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The pressure on those who work to support the jobless keeps rising in South Africa. The country’s dependency ratio – the number of people not

After 30 years of democracy, the vast majority of black South Africans continue to languish in poverty at much higher rates than other racial groups.

Will the declining average levels of basic service delivery influence voter behaviour in the 2024 National and Provincial elections?  Even though South Africa’s socio-economic challenges

Affirmative action in Malaysia has failed to uplift the poor – and South Africa is now experiencing the consequences for the same mistake. Worse still

Despite South Africans’ high dependency on the welfare system, the government seems unable or unwilling to turn the situation around. It now is considering making

Cape Town has raked in a number of international awards in the last few years, including being named as Africa’s Leading City Destination for 2021

How can businesses assist in South Africa’s economic recovery when a growing number of the country’s municipalities are unable to perform their most basic functions?

If South Africa wants to reach its potential it needs to ensure that the skills exist to make this country a prosperous one, with opportunities

There are few similarities between the US state of California and South Africa, but one thing these territories have in common is their hostility to

Covid-19 may have had a considerable impact on livelihoods and income levels in South Africa, but it is not the sole culprit for the decline