A report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in severe food poverty. That's about 27% of the world’s youngest children. Africa’s population of more than ...

South Africa has made steady progress in reducing poverty over the past 17 years, but the country’s children remain largely ...

Although the number of people living in extreme poverty decreased to 5.1 million between 2009 and 2023, 10.8 million, almost ...

Stats SA reports South Africa’s poverty is declining, with 37.9% of citizens affected in 2023 and children remaining the most ...

The number of South Africans who live in extreme poverty – going to bed hungry more often than not – has dropped by 5.1 ...

KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper ...

Explore the significant disparities between Stats SA's poverty statistics and the lived experiences of South Africans, ...

SAN DIEGO — A nonprofit that started here in San Diego, helping people on the other side of the world, has grown tremendously since its start in 1987. In fact, Village Enterprise is leading the ...

I recently traveled with UNICEF USA partners on a program visit to South Africa. With 45 percent of the population under age 24, South Africa is a land of rich diversity, dynamic growth and complex ...

The current trajectory for children, who constitute over 50 per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa, paints a bleak future. Half a century after most African countries gained independence ...

Despite two decades of efforts, poverty in South Africa remains a pressing challenge, as revealed by the latest Stats SA report.