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South Africa: KZN Named Poorest Province in the Country

Nearly 50% of KwaZulu-Natal residents live in poverty, surpassing Limpopo; government grants remain the main support amid weak job creation, Stats SA reports.

Summary by allAfrica
Stats SA says twenty-three million people are poor with KZN now worse off than Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. The Western Cape has the lowest poverty rate while government grants are the only thing keeping many families alive.

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The Citizen broke the news in South Africa on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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