Many poor families in South Africa’s informal settlements survive on welfare grants.
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Some caregivers reported seeing improvements in their children's schoolwork and behaviour at school.
The Democratic Alliance wants an end to race-based affirmative action policies.
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Each black person and woman may be an individual but, because they are black and women, they face obstacles which whites and men don’t.
Per-Anders Pettersson.
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While small businesses will be partially cushioned by government support measures, there's no support for the most vulnerable workers.
Social grants provide an important cushion amid poverty in South Africa.
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Government policies need to acknowledge individual agency as a mechanism for change, while reducing barriers to income-producing activities.
An electronic toll gantry on a Johannesburg highway.
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Politicians oppose toll roads on Johannesburg's highways, yet they are textbook example of progressive taxation that favours the poor.
A view of Sandton City, the richest square mile in Africa, towering over Alexandra township, in Johannesburg.
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In matters of policy-making and governing, understanding the systemic complexity of interrelated forces is crucial to avoiding failure.
A man offers his services at a traffic intersection in Cape Town. Almost 55% of South African youth are unemployed.
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A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
African National Congress supporters during the recent ANC Election manifesto launch in Durban.
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A great deal of analysis on South Africa and the ruling ANC seems to be based on wishful thinking, not concrete reality.
A large number of poor South Africans live in informal settlements.
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Initiatives to boost South Africa’s economy could reinforce structural weaknesses without addressing the high levels of inequality.