{"id":269287,"date":"2025-08-29T08:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/south-africa-launches-nobel-prize-winning-panel-to-combat-global-inequality\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:22:37","slug":"south-africa-launches-nobel-prize-winning-panel-to-combat-global-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/south-africa-launches-nobel-prize-winning-panel-to-combat-global-inequality\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa launches Nobel Prize-winning panel to combat global inequality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa announced on Thursday the formation of a high-profile panel led by Nobel Prize-winning economist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Stiglitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph Stiglitz<\/a> to develop solutions for tackling global inequality and poverty, a move that could reignite international debates over taxing the wealthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-member expert team will analyze the impact of wealth and income disparities worldwide and present practical policy recommendations to world leaders ahead of South Africa&#8217;s hosting of the G20 summit in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People across the world know how extreme inequality undermines their dignity and chance for a better future,&#8221; President Cyril Ramaphosa said during the announcement, citing the uneven global vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic as a prime example of systemic inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-staggering-wealth-concentration\">Staggering wealth concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative comes as new data reveals the extent of global wealth concentration. 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