Spat over toll roads in South Africa shows poor people don't count: An electronic toll gantry on a Johannesburg highway. Shutterstock/Beate WolteMost South Africans are poor. But this does not prevent politicians treating them as though they don’t exist. The invisibility of poor people in the country, who are estimated to make up 55,5% of the population was on display recently … [Read more...] about Spat over toll roads in South Africa shows poor people don’t count | The Conversation
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Employed but still poor: the state of low-wage working poverty in South Africa | The Conversation
Employed but still poor: the state of low-wage working poverty in South Africa: Low-wage poverty is highly associated with unstable work such as in the informal sector ShutterstockPaid employment is generally considered the predominant and most sustainable way of pulling people out of poverty. But the past two decades have seen a global rise in the complex phenomenon of the … [Read more...] about Employed but still poor: the state of low-wage working poverty in South Africa | The Conversation
SA News: City under fire for ‘disregarding’ the poor on suspended MyCiTi N2 service
City under fire for 'disregarding' the poor on suspended MyCiTi N2 service: National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) general secretary Luvuyo Lufele said Golden Arrow staff would embark on a go-slow today due to the company’s alleged non-compliance following an ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Goodbye San Blas: Our neighbors are a very nice couple from … [Read more...] about SA News: City under fire for ‘disregarding’ the poor on suspended MyCiTi N2 service
Wembley woe and the ‘Battle of Johannesburg’ — Liverpool triumphs in latest poor final
Wembley woe and the 'Battle of Johannesburg' — Liverpool triumphs in latest poor final: Johannesburg in the news: Wembley woe and the 'Battle of Johannesburg' — Liverpool triumphs in latest poor final: After all the excitement in the build-up, the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham did not live up to the hype on Saturday. – Google Alert … [Read more...] about Wembley woe and the ‘Battle of Johannesburg’ — Liverpool triumphs in latest poor final
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa’s poor | The Conversation
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor: Outside a coal burning power station in Witbank. Companies will now pay each time they emit a ton of greenhouse gases. ShutterstockClimate change needs urgent action by all countries, and by all means. All countries agreed in the Paris Agreement to keep temperature “well below 2℃” and pursue efforts to keep … [Read more...] about Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa’s poor | The Conversation
