229 Purpose of research: Poverty, widening income inequality and economic growth are crucial challenges in sustainable development. A significant fraction of the world's poorest population still struggles to achieve a minimal standard of living throughout emerging nations, particularly in Africa, despite decades of tremendous progress in reducing poverty and improving prosperity. Developing countries tend to have inconsistent progress in eliminating extreme poverty due to reasons specific to geographic and national identity. The study explored the growth, inequality, and poverty triangle. Thus, the objective of the study was to explore the impact of economic growth and income inequality on poverty by looking at the nine South African provinces, over the periods of 1995 to 2022. Design/methodology: The study adopted the panel data methodologies of the pooled mean group, feasible generalized least squares, and panel-corrected standard error technique. Results/findings: Empirical results obtained from the study revealed that as the economy positively progresses in the long run there is an increase in the human development index unlike the short run, implying a decline in poverty levels. Income inequality was found to positively affect the human development index in both short- and long-term. This shows that as income inequality intensifies, the poverty levels among the nine provinces in South Africa will continue to increase thus leading to a deterioration in the standard of living. Practical implications and Conclusions: The outcome of the study suggests that economic growth must be stimulated and inclusive. Effective redistributive policies are required to ameliorate income inequality. https://ijbed.org/details&cid=229 https://ijbed.org/cdn/article_file/2025-06-14-15-22-32-PM.pdf Volume 13 Issue 01 31 2025-05-01 2025-06-14 no Economic growth Gini coefficient Human Development Index Income inequality Poverty Provinces none 3189 73 0 Stephen Zhanje School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, University of Limpopo, South Africa Dintuku Maggie Kgomo School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, University of Limpopo, South Africa