[South Africa] 20 million may be living in poverty

from The Independent On line

South Africa could have at least five million more people living on R10 a day than initially estimated.

According to new research by the SA Labour and Development Research Unit (Saldru), previous figures speculating that the country has 15,4 million people are incorrect, and there could be as many as 18 to 20 million South Africans living in poverty.

Releasing the findings on Monday, Saldru researcher Dr Charles Meth explained that previous methodology used to come to the 15,4 million figure was not accurate.

He said his research was based on surveys that questioned people about both their income and their expenditure.