Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in an early morning shooting in a township south-west of Johannesburg and authorities ...

The African National Congress’s role is the culmination of the class function it performed during the transition from ...

Despite two decades of efforts, poverty in South Africa remains a pressing challenge, as revealed by the latest Stats SA ...

According to the report, the proportion of South Africans living below the Lower-Bound Poverty Line (LBPL), set at R1 300 per ...

Explore the significant disparities between Stats SA's poverty statistics and the lived experiences of South Africans, ...

Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law ...

Government has welcomed the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past 17 years.

As a result, the share of people in South Africa living below the lower-bound poverty line fell to 38% in 2023, or around 23 ...

Gauteng has experienced the largest increase in poverty between 2015 and 2023, according to a new report by Statistics South ...

Stats SA reports South Africa’s poverty is declining, with 37.9% of citizens affected in 2023 and children remaining the most ...

At least 23 million people in South Africa are considered poor, making this a 20-percentage point drop in the headcount since 2006.