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child support grants

Payment glitches leave child support grant recipients stranded without money in January

South Africa

Payment glitches leave child support grant recipients stranded without money in January

By Daniel Steyn, Qaqamba Falithenjwa and Thamsanqa Mbovane

Like sweeping leaves in a cyclone, Child Protection Week echoes with empty promises

South Africa

Like sweeping leaves in a cyclone, Child Protection Week echoes with empty promises

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

Women’s wage woes during the Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa

Women’s wage woes during the Covid-19 lockdown

By Robert Hill and Timothy Köhler

Covid-19 emergency child support grants need flexibility to accommodate fluid caregiving

South Africa

Covid-19 emergency child support grants need flexibility to accommodate fluid caregiving

By Elena Moore

BIG: There’s an urgent need for a basic income grant for the unemployed

South Africa

BIG: There’s an urgent need for a basic income grant for the unemployed

By Selwyn Jehoma, Abigail Ornellas & Thabiso Senona

How South Africa can feed its hungry children during the lockdown

South Africa

How South Africa can feed its hungry children during the lockdown

By Sheryl L Hendriks & Nic JJ Olivier

Sidla imbuya ngothi (We are very poor): Child Support Grants and Covid-19

South Africa

Sidla imbuya ngothi (We are very poor): Child Support Grants and Covid-19

By Nonzuzo Mbokazi and Elena Moore