South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many ...

More than 80% of South Africa’s households earning below R26 000 per month, which meant that affording a property remained a ...

India has overtaken China in the rank of the world's most populous nations, with over 1.46 billion people as of 2025In 2022, ...

In South Africa, a country still shadowed by the legacies of the past and grappling with complex social and economic challenges, the Population and Health Research Entity at the North-West ...

Read the story with graphs The big picture South Africa has the world's biggest HIV epidemic. Eight million people, or 12.8% of the population were living with the virus in 2024.

South Africa has the world’s biggest HIV epidemic. Eight million people, or 12.8% of the population, lived with the virus in 2024. Despite the massive progress we’ve made in the last 20 years, this ...

The first quarter of 2025 saw North West record a youth unemployment rate of 58.8%, while only 43.0% of its young people between the ages of 15 and 34 were active in the labour market. In the ...

Now, more than 100 years later, Black people make up 81% of South Africa’s population of 63 million, yet only own 4% of private land, according to a government land audit conducted in 2017.

Land reform law met with questions Land ownership is a contentious issue in South Africa, with most farmland still being owned by white people three decades after the end of apartheid. Some ...

It is the necessary foundation for a prosperous economy. South Africa can boost inclusive growth and equality by investing in its people. A well-functioning basic education system is crucial for ...

“South Africa’s other seven, mostly rural, provinces underperform. “Their collective share of the total population stands at 62.7%, compared to their collective share of GDP at 52.8%.

In South Africa, a country still shadowed by the legacies of the past and grappling with complex social and economic challenges, the Population and Health Research Entity at the North-West ...