South Africa’s malnutrition crisis: why a cheaper basket of healthy food is the answer
The link between household food insecurity and child malnutrition is stark: 28.8% of South African children under five suffer from stunting.
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Advancing Early Childhood Development: President Ramaphosa Champions Universal Access
The President acknowledged the need for a comprehensive restructuring of South Africa’s ECD landscape to make it more ...
Drowning in despair: South Africa’s youth and crisis of substance abuse, poverty, and violence
The beginning of a new year is often a time for reflection and renewal, yet for many, it serves as a stark reminder of broken ...
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Community project encourages confidence in school children
Duduza, John Dube residents have started a project that helps polish school shoes in their area with help from tuck shop owners.
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SA’s malnutrition crisis
The death in early February of a 9-year-old South African boy, Alti Willard, who drank poison while scavenging for food in ...
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Why South Africa needs a National Children's Commissioner
It focuses on advocacy, ensuring the voices of vulnerable children—particularly those affected by poverty ... offering valuable lessons for South Africa. Norway’s Children’s Ombudsman ...
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Can small-scale farming reduce poverty?
Many large families engaged in small-scale agriculture still share housing with goats, chicken, and harvested crops ...
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Sassa Grants Fall Below Food Poverty Line Despite Increases
Social grant increased aim to ease the financial strain on vulnerable households. However, civil rights group warns that ...
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Budget 2025 VAT exemptions show Treasury’s disconnect with poor people
Many people buy offal to eat because they cannot afford better cuts of meat. Budget 2025 just emphasises the inequality in ...