Tag: Poverty

Corruption and fraud make a few rich households richer. But the already poor and low-skilled lose their jobs and become poorer

The results of the coming municipal elections will inform us about the direction in which the different parties and the electorate will be travelling

Editorial

  An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks

  Unconditional emergency assistance for the world’s poorest could be funded by temporarily freezing debt repayments

  Some anti-corruption messages can encourage apathy and acceptance rather than inspire activism Commuters waiting at a bus stop in Lagos Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

Political Caricatures

Economic Outlook

Editorial

Look around and most indicators in our society suggest that there is something going wrong

Now we have the challenge of non-communicable diseases – but we are in a better position to face them. If we don’t, we will have to deal with

We can all make an effort at our individual level to help according to our capacity, but keeping in mind that this is a thankless task

Words have power, the power to do both harm and good. And this is more so when they are uttered by those, either individuals or organizations that are

During the electoral campaign last year, statements were being made in public gatherings that some actions by politicians might land them into jail. Coming from SAJ, himself a