How South Africa's services sector can help tackle poverty and inequality: shutterstock About two thirds of South Africa’s GDP now consists of contributions from the services sector, which ranges from banks and insurance companies to tourism, hospitality and personal services. This means that policymakers, industry leaders, lobbyists and small business owners should all be … [Read more...] about How South Africa’s services sector can help tackle poverty and inequality | The Conversation
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Politics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa — not climate change | The Conversation
Politics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa -- not climate change: Women looking for water in Sudan. Climate change can play a role in forcing people to migrate. ShutterstockIt seems obvious that climate change has – and will – cause human conflict and the mass movement of people. Look at the effects of the droughts in Syria, Darfur and Ethiopia. The former UN … [Read more...] about Politics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa — not climate change | The Conversation
Why poor people should be involved in designing solutions to poverty | The Conversation
Why poor people should be involved in designing solutions to poverty: Pensioner Katherine Boyi, left, with donated blankets and Agnes Makhubela, with donated maize meal, in Doornkop, Soweto. EPA/Jon HrusaSolutions to poverty and social exclusion tend to focus largely on national social and economic policies and the monitoring of national poverty indicators. Often missing from … [Read more...] about Why poor people should be involved in designing solutions to poverty | The Conversation
SA News: FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers
FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers: What proportion of South Africans live in poverty? How are the numbers calculated? And who is most vulnerable? This factsheet presents South Africa’s official poverty estimates. South Africa has three poverty lines, which represent different degrees of ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews David Warner & Quinton de Kock … [Read more...] about SA News: FACTSHEET: South Africa’s official poverty numbers
How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies | The Conversation
How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies: Women collecting water in Mali echo a common scene across Africa. Reuters/Benoit TessierAfrican countries are behind the global curve when it comes to providing people with clean water and sanitation services. A joint monitoring report by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF shows that 89% of the … [Read more...] about How creating a water poverty map for all of Africa can help sound policies | The Conversation
