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> [South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the inefficiencies that undermine poor people's opportunities and our refusal to admit that we are part of the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamphela-ramphele/south-africa-does-not-have-a-poverty-problem-poverty-is-a-result-of/)

Mamphela Ramphele

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## More by Mamphela Ramphele

> [South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the inefficiencies that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamphela-ramphele/south-africa-does-not-have-a-poverty-problem-poverty-is-a-result-of/)

Mamphela Ramphele

> [The double jeopardy of being black and female in a racist and sexist society may well make one less afraid of the sanctions against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamphela-ramphele/the-double-jeopardy-of-being-black-and-female-in-a-racist-and-sexist/)

Mamphela Ramphele

> [Attitudes toward other creatures is conditioned by one's level of security within the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamphela-ramphele/attitudes-toward-other-creatures-is-conditioned-by-one-s-level-of/)

Mamphela Ramphele

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