Tag: poverty
UN seeks $2billion for Sahel as migration spectre looms
The United Nations sought on Wednesday a record $2 billion for the Sahel in what a senior UN official said is necessary...
Uneducated and unskilled youth a “ticking time bomb”: Motlanthe
Uneducated and unskilled youth are a "ticking time bomb" of pent-up emotions that will explode if not addressed soon, says Deputy President...
Parliamentary Question: Presidency: War on Poverty
10. Mr D B Feldman (Congress of the People (COPE) - Gauteng) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether, regarding his sustained and high...
45% of households grant dependent
The 2010 General Household Survey (GHS) has found that government grants were prevalent as a source of income in four provinces across...
Poverty, arrests spark anger in Angola’s oil region
Grinding poverty, human rights abuses and police detentions are fuelling tension in Angola's oil-rich province of Cabinda, but for now, international oil...
Czech Republic unveils aid for Zimbabwe
The Czech Republic has approved new humanitarian aid for Zimbabwe to assist the southern African country fight hunger and disease, the foreign...
Niger raises severe hunger forecast, seeks more aid
Niger's government needs another 45 billion CFA francs in food aid after a new survey found 500 000 more people than previously...
Niger junta to provide free food to one million
Niger's military government has started an unprecedented drive to distribute free food to one million of the nearly 10 million of its...
UN aid agencies sound alarm on Niger food
United Nations humanitarian agencies sounded the alarm yesterday about a growing food crisis in the West African state of Niger, but said...
Niger seeks $133 mln to combat food crisis
The United Nations needs an extra $133 million to tackle food shortages and malnutrition in Niger that have already triggered massive displacements...
SANDF youth employment commitment increasingly hamstrung
With an official youth unemployment rate of 46% for the first quarter of 2021, it’s not surprising two published pieces about military recruitment on...
