Economy – Inequality and Poverty

Poverty is when people don’t have very much and inequality is when some people have more than others.

The content covered in this section:

  • Definition of concepts: inequality and poverty
  • Discussing the causes of socio-economic imbalances
  • Discussing the reasons for inequality in South Africa Explaining how education and skills could be used to fight inequality and injustice
  • Describing the urban and rural challenges
  • Discovering how SA is creating sustainable job opportunities

Sustainability related topics in CAPS:

  • Creating sustainable job opportunities

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