Tag: poverty

The author tackles the millennia-old money curse and focuses her attention on this issue in her book because it manifested in her family. Her father grew up with wealth, yet by the time he passed he was financially dependent on his children.

The unfettered liberty for individuals to pursue their socioeconomic aspirations so long as there is no force or fraud entailed in their endeavours should be the cornerstone and point of departure for all government policies. This principle should also be the litmus test in reviewing existing policies in order to expunge bad ones from the statute books.

Minister Pravin Gordhan and his team at National Treasury should be praised for striking the correct fiscal balance in this year’s budget. Gordhan understands...

China is currently going through a tough phase in its development, but it is applying some clever tactics that should fire up its economic...

Along with inequality and unemployment, poverty is seen as South Africa’s biggest challenge with over half of South Africans living below the national poverty...

by Douglas Kruger ‘Thinking like a poor person will keep you poor. Thinking like a wealthy person will make you wealthy. I would like to...

by Joseph Godson Amamoo ‘Africa: Rich but Poor’ studies the world’s biggest and most dumbfounding disconnect – namely that between Africa’s resource and skill-rich capabilities,...