| A new measure of poverty |
| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:10:00 GMT |
On the 20th anniversary of the Human Development Report, Oxford University and UNDP are bringing out a Multidimensional Poverty Index that will replace and refine the Human Poverty Index. The new measure, which uses 10 different indices, threw up a 
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| SA not attracting enough investment |
| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:04:00 GMT |
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is not attracting enough foreign investment to tackle high unemployment and poverty, the World Bank said yesterday, citing high labour costs as a key deterrent
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| GUE/NGL group: EU minimum income level report approved |
| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMT |
affairs committee today adopted GUE/NGL MEP Ilda Figueiredo's report "on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe". Figueiredo said: "In the European year for combating poverty, this report assumes
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| Unions play vital role, says Davies |
| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:34:00 GMT |
organised labour in the economy at a press conference to launch a World Bank investment report on South Africa, as protesting government workers prepared to march through Johannesburg's city centre. Unions representing 1.3 million public sector workers
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| Corruption fight begins at home |
| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:07:00 GMT |
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