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National School Nutrition Programme

KZN school feeding scheme suppliers to sue education department over payment delays

South Africa

KZN school feeding scheme suppliers to sue education department over payment delays

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Unlocking the true value of women’s work in school nutrition

Maverick Citizen

Unlocking the true value of women’s work in school nutrition

By Matshidiso Lencoasa and Nina Benjamin

Do your homework before making false claims of a Western Cape education fiasco

South Africa

Do your homework before making false claims of a Western Cape education fiasco

By David Maynier

EC children endure near-constant hunger as National School Nutrition Programme dishes meagre portions

South Africa

EC children endure near-constant hunger as National School Nutrition Programme dishes meagre portions

By Sonia A Rao and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Probe into Eastern Cape school nutrition scheme funding delays that left more than a million learners hungry

South Africa

Probe into Eastern Cape school nutrition scheme funding delays that left more than a million learners hungry

By Will Clark

Eastern Cape learners ‘crying from hunger’ after school nutrition scheme fails to deliver meals

South Africa

Eastern Cape learners ‘crying from hunger’ after school nutrition scheme fails to deliver meals

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa’s food systems are broken, but we can fix them. Here’s how

South Africa

South Africa’s food systems are broken, but we can fix them. Here’s how

By Dr Kopano Matlwa Mabaso, Nzama Mbalati, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayke and Anele Yawa

Court orders Basic Education Department to ensure millions of hungry pupils are fed, giving them 30 days to get it done

South Africa

Court orders Basic Education Department to ensure millions of hungry pupils are fed, giving them 30 days to get it done

By Zukiswa Pikoli

A year later and pupils are still going hungry, despite court order to reinstate National School Nutrition Programme

South Africa

A year later and pupils are still going hungry, despite court order to reinstate National School Nutrition Programme

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Small-scale food traders squeezed under Covid while prices spiral and clientele’s money dries up

South Africa

Small-scale food traders squeezed under Covid while prices spiral and clientele’s money dries up

By Nduduzo Majozi and Nkanyiso Gumede

Schools urged to provide food parcels for pupils missing out on meals at home

South Africa

Schools urged to provide food parcels for pupils missing out on meals at home

By Julia Evans

Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals

South Africa

Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals

By Marecia Damons