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  2. Social welfare programmes in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The pre-apartheid social programmes in South Africa was mainly concerned with white poverty. [4] The earliest social welfare programmes in South Africa was the poor relief distributed by the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in 1657. [4]

  3. Homelessness in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Other cities with a significant share of the country's homeless population was Johannesburg (15.6%), Cape Town (11.9%), and eThekwini (10.1%). [19] Gauteng province had the largest number of homeless people with 25,384 recorded individuals and the Western Cape had the second largest homeless population with a total of 9,743 recorded individuals ...

  4. Hillbrow - Wikipedia

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    Today, the majority of the residents are incoming migrants from the townships, rural areas and the rest of Africa, many living in abject poverty. An urban regeneration programme is underway. There are street markets, mainly used by local residents, and the Johannesburg Art Gallery contains work by major local artists including William Kentridge.

  5. 6 facts about world poverty that will truly put things into ...

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    Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we raise awareness for the millions living without enough to get by. 6 facts about world poverty that will truly put things into ...

  6. Inequality in post-apartheid South Africa - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Despite a growing gross domestic product, indices for poverty, unemployment, income inequality, life expectancy and land ownership, have declined. [3] [6] No industry in the economy has over 50% ownership by Black individuals in terms of their share even though 81.4% of the South African population is Black.

  7. List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty

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    The third table lists countries by the percentage of the working population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), and up to $3.65 a day (the moderate poverty line). The data is from the most recent year available from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization database.

  8. 50 Truths That Make Life Unbearable For Today’s ‘Lost ...

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    Image credits: Eckman777 One of the reasons experts say people under 30 are so unhappy is social media. The U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy told The Guardian that as of 2024, there is no ...

  9. Life Below the Poverty Line: What Life Looks Like for Poor ...

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    According to Forbes, the United States tops the world in number of billionaires, with 813 as of 2024. But the fact is 37.9 million Americans, or 11.5% of the population, live in poverty,...