Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says government has made an important contribution to overcoming the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
Statistics South Africa released the Poverty Trends Report (2006-2011) last Thursday, which showed that poverty levels have dropped since 2006, reaching 45.5% in 2011 when applying the upper-bound poverty line.
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