South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65. This ...

Nosisi Mayamo’s voice wavered as she told me that halfway through the month, she ran out of money for electricity. She had also run out of food. Mayamo, 64, lives with her 16 grandchildren in a damp, ...