African Poverty Tops G-8 AgendaPresident Bush and other world leaders kicked off the G-8 summit Monday in Japan, with poverty in Africa at the top of the agenda. Three years ago, members set a goal of ...

Africa is experiencing a troubling surge in severe lived poverty, reversing hard-won gains from the past two decades, according to a new report. The report, "Decade of Destitution? Severe Lived ...

South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. Economic growth has been slow since a recession in 2008. The annual ...

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday that reducing poverty and supporting economic development in Africa will be his top priority, along with modernizing the bank’s cumbersome ...

Could you feed yourself on R28.55 a day? That is roughly what Statistics South Africa's new food poverty line of R868 per person per month translates into in 2026 – and it is not intended to represent ...

More than half of households had to seek assistance to make ends meet.Key findings On average across 38 countries, majorities report going without a cash income (79%), medicine or medical care (65%), ...

These five powerful couples are so worth celebrating! They spend their lives spreading the love by using their influence and resources to make the world a better place. These couples illustrate the ...

Alicia Wallace is the cofounder and COO of Kazi, a social business working to create thousands of jobs by training artisans from rural parts of Africa to design products made from local, natural ...

African civil society, human rights groups, environmental groups, governments and the private sector stand firm in their commitment to align Africa’s efforts in combating energy poverty and fostering ...

South Africa’s unemployment rate stands at a staggering 33.5%, one of the highest in the world. Coupled with an alarming poverty rate – where more than half of the population lives on less than R1,558 ...