Middle-class South Africans ‘donate a third of their income’

South Africa’s middle-classes give away 35% of their monthly income to help others, according to new report by Charities Aid Foundation.

Its Southern Africa head Gill Bates told BBC Newsday that the research focused on middle-class South Africans who live in urban areas.

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Ms Bates said the findings were all the more “humbling” because it shows that people were still willing to donate to charities and individuals despite tough economic times in the country: