More than 3.6-million poor households in SA
Gauteng, the economic hub of the country, has the highest number of people living in poverty
29 August 2019 - 20:04
SA has more than 3.6-million poor households, according to a service delivery report released by Stats SA.
The agency’s non-financial census of municipalities for 2018 showed that the number of poor households in SA had increased from 3.5-million to 3.6-million with Gauteng, the economic hub of the country, having the highest number of people living in poverty...
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