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How high unemployment has eclipsed the plight of South Africa's working poor

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageUnemployment is the main concern for about half of South Africa's poor population while the other half is concerned about low earnings or the poor quality of work.Reuters/Jon Herskovitz

In the wake of the financial crisis and the ensuing period of austerity, there has been a renewed interest in the working poor in developed countries, including the...

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Trust lies at the heart of making economic recovery more equitable for Sierra Leone after ebola

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imageSierra Leone has made significant progress in the fight against ebola and is grappling with economic recovery. Reuters/Baz Ratner

As the number of new ebola cases decreases in Sierra Leone, the west African country can now start looking to the future.

The ebola crisis, which started in March 2014, saw more than 13,000 people infected and left almost...

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  4. Australia's Special Pleading on Climate: Kyoto deja vu
  5. FactCheck: is ridesharing no safer than hitchhiking?
  6. Forcing ice users into rehab won't solve the problem – here's what we need instead
  7. With no Coalition free vote, where to now on the road to same-sex marriage?
  8. The irresponsible stakeholder?
  9. Around the world, regulators are realising Bitcoin is money
  10. Reality bites: when copyright law and reality cooking meet, only the lawyers win
  11. Explainer: Australia's tangled web of far-right political parties
  12. Does Alphabet spell success for Google?
  13. Australia’s climate politics on a high wire
  14. Australia's 2030 climate target puts us in the race, but at the back
  15. Explainer: what's really keeping young and first home buyers out of the housing market
  16. Universities can't, and shouldn't, educate to suit employers
  17. Acting on family violence: how the health system can step up
  18. Has Britain's 'pissed off' constituency found a leader in Jeremy Corbyn?
  19. Why Ferguson erupts
  20. Which is more vulnerable to viruses and hackers: Windows 10 or Mac OS X?
  21. Why the Greek bailout will not last
  22. Hard Evidence: how many foreign students stay in the UK?
  23. Cheap milk is a global phenomenon – so don't blame the supermarkets
  24. Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta's closest approach to the sun
  25. Kids Company has closed its doors: where to from here?
  26. Abbott delivers to the conservatives on same sex marriage, but at what cost?
  27. How Jeremy Hunt's seven-day NHS plans will punish social workers
  28. Why women still need human support to give birth safely
  29. All change in Argentina as sun sets on the Kirchner era
  30. Iran’s frozen funds: how much is really there and how will they be used?
  31. News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be too good to be true
  32. The alarming consequences of scuttling the Iran nuclear deal
  33. From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire management
  34. Protecting Australia's Lake Eyre basin means getting our priorities right
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  36. Kids Company: the sad truth about why charities suddenly collapse
  37. Graphene is missing ingredient to help supercharge batteries for life on the move
  38. Is Turkey's president profiting from escalating violence?
  39. What does Australia's new 2030 climate target mean for the local coal industry?
  40. Abbott says Australia's climate target is 'economically responsible'
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  42. Australia's post-2020 climate target not enough to stop 2C warming: experts
  43. Women are still paid less than men in South African companies
  44. The legacy benefits from Africa's fight against polio
  45. Despite concerted effort, barriers to women in science remain
  46. Explainer: banks are raising capital, but should we be worried?
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