Economists weigh in on impact of Social Relief of Distress grant expansion
The Gauteng High Court ruling declaring certain SRD grant regulations unconstitutional has elicited mixed reactions from ...
New Age11dOpinion
Future of US aid in Bangladesh
THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term ...
City Limits1dOpinion
Opinion: The Country is Still Anxious About Affordability. For Older Adults, This is Nothing New.
"The city can minimize emergency housing and long-term care costs by investing in organizations that help older adults access ...
The Citizen12d
Court rules Sassa’s regulations limiting access to SRD grant unconstitutional and invalid
The Pretoria High Court found invalid, among other things, the requirement for grant recipients to apply online only.
Pressenza5d
Human Security and its Dimensions
The concept of human security is a controversial approach by a certain group of post-Cold War 1.0 academicians (after 1990) ...
Vox17d
How we measure poverty matters — and we can do better
And some definitions, including the one used to ... especially those with lower incomes, and likely help alleviate poverty overall. Ultimately, the problem of poverty doesn’t come down to ...
MiBolsilloColombia on MSN7d
Child Tax Credit: What is the calculated payment for 2025?
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is a crucial financial tool offered by the IRS, designed to support millions of families across ...
The Associated Press on MSN15d
New federal data shows Maine’s child welfare agency is moving against national trends
If a state decides to remove poverty from its definitions of child neglect, it must also provide resources to help alleviate that poverty, said Jill Duerr Berrick, a professor of social welfare at the ...
Mining Weekly12d
Mines and the local economy – excellence in the making
By: Hennie Colyn - MMM, Strategic Account Executive (RKAM) at Schneider Electric Localisation is, by definition, a broad term ...
Weekly Blitz12d
The suspension of US Aid: Global implications and Bangladesh’s dilemma
The recent decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his ...
politicsweb7d
Govt’s failing poverty alleviation programmes
Note there’s no formal definition of “job opportunities ... These findings question the alleged benefits of EPWP and similar job and poverty alleviation programmes. If we consider the stagnant ...
Independent Online18d
Run on numbers: understanding the personal finance landscape in South Africa
The Expanded Definition of Unemployment (including discouraged ... potentially perpetuating cycles of poverty and limiting economic mobility. 3.2 Financial Inclusion Barriers: Despite efforts ...