85 PEOPLE RICHER THAN 3.5 BILLION

If you want a clear sign that capitalism has failed Africa, here is an eye-opener: according to a study by Oxfam, the wealth of just 85 individuals matches that of a staggering 3.5 billion of the planet's most marginalised. Our continent is home to 1.2 billion and we bear a large brunt of that poverty - despite our abundant resources.

Whereas this should be a wake up call for change, some are cheering the Oxfam findings - saying they will motivate the less well off to work even harder to overcome their circumstances and become super-rich! Watch Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary leave a TV news host aghast when he tries to argue precisely that.

He thinks it’s proof capitalism works. We think it’s proof the system is rigged against us. What do you think?