Poverty in the Eastern Cape labelled as a national disaster

Lusanda Bill
27 July 2011

A report by the Human Sciences Research Council states that the Eastern Cape remains trapped in structural poverty that negatively affects the province’s health and socio-economic profile.

The poverty in the Eastern Cape has also been labelled as a national disaster.

The report by the Human Sciences Research Council recommends that that the provincial government should institute measures to retain skilled persons.

It also recommends that practical programme of access to, and efficient use of, land and other natural resources.