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

An NGO has taken the South African government to court over a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications for late birth ...

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services says overcrowding in prisons is largely caused by problems with the justice system, with nearly a third of inmates still awaiting trial.

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

Environmental hate group Greenpeace has once again launched an attack on the African Energy Chamber ( and Africa’s energy ...

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

Energy poverty and electrification is often framed as rural and remote, despite urban trends across sub-Saharan Africa.

This forum has not only become a critical and excellent platform of cooperation between China and Africa, but has also set a ...

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

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

Child labor is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is ...

Sub-Saharan Africa's poverty rate has also been raised, increasing the estimated number of people living in extreme poverty ...