Make Poverty History blazed a trail in reducing poverty across the world. But now progress is heading backwards so where do ...

Politeness and respect are a fundamental part of Ubuntu and other values ingrained in Africans from birth. Such ...

Torrential rain, severe winds and landslides have killed at least 49 people in the poverty-stricken Eastern Cape province of ...

How are South Africa's harsh winter conditions exposing the vulnerabilities of the poor? Explore the devastating impact of ...

A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years.

Looking at other child labour statistics, we found that the majority (90%) of working children were Africans; above 60% were ...

Top financiers and policymakers from Africa and the Caribbean on Thursday, issued a call for the continent and its island ...

Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given ...

Youth-led protests against police brutality and poor governance have erupted across Kenya, with thousands gathering in ...

Millions of South Africans lose out on welfare grants because of a flawed application system, including an automated means ...

It is South Africa’s political-economic structure, its ‘relations of power’, that need transformation, if the objective is to reverse our shameful poverty, unemployment and inequality. This ...

The Freedom Charter lies in ruins in democratic South Africa. Despite its broad and largely unthreatening liberal undercarriage and appeal, the Charter has not been enacted in democratic South Africa.