Tag: poverty

For readers of Educated, The Glass Castle and Know My Name comes a powerful new memoir that stands as a remarkable testament to survival and resilience. The story is both harrowing and exquisite, haunting and inspiring. Kate Price’s journey in This Happened to Me leaves readers with a profound assurance in the power to heal and to reclaim life after trauma.

Over the past decades, there have been amazing breakthroughs in behavioural economics. What if you could gather all the best ones in one place? Imagine an entire book packed full of ‘smart-cuts’.

South Africa can sometimes appear to be awash with occult crime, stories of satanist conspiracies, witchcraft accusations, muti murders and demonic possession frequently surface in the media. A trawl through our national news suggests a society at war with the forces of evil.

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is an economic framework that proposes that countries that control their own currency can issue new currency to meet the needs deemed necessary by the government. Theorists argue that governments should issue currency to create jobs for the unemployed, to narrow the gap in wealth inequality.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) in South Africa has risen to R28.79 per hour, effective 1 March 2025. This 4.38% increase from the previous rate of R27.58 reflects the government’s commitment to improving workers' livelihoods. However, it also poses significant challenges for businesses, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which are already grappling with a rising cost of living alongside a sluggish economy.

South Africa confronts multiple water challenges during National Water Week commemorations. National Water Week serves as a wake-up call to the country’s deepening water crisis. Climate change drives extreme weather, threatens water quality and impacts water security.

The agricultural sector now enjoys universal recognition. Its status as a growth propeller is embraced in ways that transcend sectoral interests. Specifically, the country’s political leadership deeply appreciates agriculture’s importance in driving the rural economy. They also recognise its role in addressing poverty and creating job opportunities.

For mining companies, social labour planning (SLP) should be more than a tick-box exercise when applying for a mining licence. If approached strategically, it is a powerful tool for fostering economic prosperity by building a skilled and diverse workforce.

Receiving a letter of demand from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is never to be ignored, and often, where the correct response is not timeously delivered, spells the beginning of the end for the recipient taxpayer! In their war on non-compliance, the revenue collector issues scores of final demands on a daily basis, effectively serving as a “warning-shot” or last chance, for taxpayers to remedy the non-compliance detected.

Never Give Up on Success is the go-to resource for anyone wanting to change their life. We are all the products of our physical environment. Who we are and what we stand for is largely a result of our environment. Human beings are a composition of our genes, social upbringing, culture, traditions, beliefs and values of our society.