During negative economic growth, the welfare of the poor should be the ... a supplement to the Journal of African Economies.

Analysis - Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren't like this. Instead they are hothouses for ...

Poverty remains one of South Africa’s most serious challenges. Despite being a country rich in resources, many people still live in poor conditions. High unemployment, low education levels, and ...

According to latest World Bank estimates, the share of Africans who are poor fell ... improvement in school enrollment, the quality of schooling is often low and more than two in five adults are still ...

South Africa faces an urgent obligation under international law to address the impacts of climate change on the right to education.

For instance a slum like ‘Kibera’ at the heart of Kenya’s capital Nairobi is the biggest and the poorest African slum with ... rape and the slum has few schools, and most people cannot ...