The unbeatable battle against poverty

Friday, October 17, 2014

Chow down: Lunch time at the Gabriel homestead

What is poverty? What does poverty look like? Who is poor and who is not? What are the poor people’s thoughts about poverty? What can be done to end poverty in our lifetime?

These are some of the questions that have always boggled my mind as I embarked on an assignment to spend a day with a poor family in Lesirane settlement between the peri-urban areas of Mogoditshane and Gabane.

Poverty is something no one wants to be associated with. The poor often do not want to be classified as poor. It is an embarrassment of the highest order to be poor.

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The unbeatable battle against poverty

What is poverty? What does poverty look like? Who is poor and who is not? What are the poor people’s thoughts about poverty? What can be done to end poverty in our lifetime?

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

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A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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