The unemployed continue to outweigh the employed and those living in abject poverty ... down to rural communities and local small businesses, they are counter intuitive to South Africa’s agenda ...

As Eskom seeks approval from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a 36% electricity tariff increase, ...

In Sub-Saharan Africa, disability data recently collected through regular household surveys in Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland ... part of publications ...

Rural poverty is rife and has a big impact on students’ educational outcomes – but it often goes unnoticed by government ...

These are the main findings: National poverty has stagnated while urban poverty is alarmingly on the rise. In 2022, 75.2% of the national population was poor: 79.9% in rural and 55.5% in urban areas.