Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

JOHANNESBURGJOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Jacob Zuma Saturday lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised to create jobs and tackle crime as he launched ...

A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the home consumption welfare of people living below the poverty line, especially during times of significant ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that long-term government interventions have contributed to a gradual reduction in the country's poverty levels. Speaking at a gala dinner in South ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday morning as hundreds ...

“Inequality is bad for economic growth and bad for poverty reduction. In the past researchers were not able to exactly quantify the effect of inequality in the context of economic shocks. This graph ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African is starting a "national dialogue" Friday that is meant to bring all sectors of society together to discuss the country's most pressing issues and find solutions. The talks ...