Racial prejudice continues to fuel opposition to universal basic income, as well as other forms of social welfare.

The government's December price report showed the cost of food rising while inflation overall held steady. That could worsen ...

In South Africa, an alarming surge in gambling coincides with economic hardship and high unemployment. Many individuals ...

The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the ...

President Donald Trump believes US companies can revive Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry, benefiting both that nation and ...

Models can predict catastrophic or modest damages from climate change, but not which of these futures is coming.

It was the 1970s, and Venezuela was awash in oil money. A lavish metro system was being dug out of the soil in Caracas, fit ...

The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary ...

Malawi is creating only 30,000 formal jobs each year, yet about 270,000 young people enter the labour market annually. This means that every year, the vast majority of youths are left without formal ...

The AKP government, which ignores the real problems of the people, can no longer hide the extent of poverty. While supporters ...

Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions ...