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child hunger

From headlines to help — getting meals to hungry children in Bushbuckridge, and beyond

Maverick Citizen

From headlines to help — getting meals to hungry children in Bushbuckridge, and beyond

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Eating to survive — how to know if your political party is taking hunger seriously

South Africa

Eating to survive — how to know if your political party is taking hunger seriously

By David Harrison

Unicef warns over 45 million children starving in sub-Saharan Africa climate change crisis

South Africa

Unicef warns over 45 million children starving in sub-Saharan Africa climate change crisis

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Forget the deckchairs — the political economy that enables SA’s hunger crisis

South Africa

Forget the deckchairs — the political economy that enables SA’s hunger crisis

By Jeff Rudin

Not so fast — targeted strategies to stop hunger fail to reach one in six children

South Africa

Not so fast — targeted strategies to stop hunger fail to reach one in six children

By David Harrison and Zaheera Mohamed

Eskom – starving the country to fund the feeding trough

Maverick Citizen

Eskom – starving the country to fund the feeding trough

By Luke Metelerkamp

Advocates call for child health services to be protected from from austerity cuts

Maverick Citizen

Advocates call for child health services to be protected from from austerity cuts

By Mark Heywood

Treasury is pushing SA’s poorest and youngest over the edge in a cruel trade-off

South Africa

Treasury is pushing SA’s poorest and youngest over the edge in a cruel trade-off

By Katharine Hall and Paula Proudlock

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

South Africa

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

By Refilwe Mochoari

As hunger and malnutrition escalate, state’s plan to ensure sufficient and sustainable food systems is years behind

South Africa

As hunger and malnutrition escalate, state’s plan to ensure sufficient and sustainable food systems is years behind

By Adèle Sulcas

Eastern Cape faces of hunger — one family’s struggle to survive

South Africa

Eastern Cape faces of hunger — one family’s struggle to survive

By Hoseya Jubase & Estelle Ellis

Court may end ducking and diving by Lindiwe Zulu on ECD subsidies

South Africa

Court may end ducking and diving by Lindiwe Zulu on ECD subsidies

By Elisabeth van Wyk