South Africa’s Social Safety Net Lifts Millions From Poverty
Homes in the Itireleng informal settlement near Pretoria, South Africa.
Photographer: Leon Sadiki/BloombergSouth Africa, which is marred by one of the highest levels of inequality in the world, has made slow but steady progress in reducing absolute poverty over the past 17 years.
Government data on Thursday showed that expanded welfare programs and improved access to education have helped lift millions of its citizens above basic living-standard thresholds.