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School Feeding Schemes

Desperate Eastern Cape grandmothers walk up to 5km to scrounge for leftover food at traditional ceremonies

South Africa

Desperate Eastern Cape grandmothers walk up to 5km to scrounge for leftover food at traditional ceremonies

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape ‘qualifies as a disaster’

South Africa

Child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape ‘qualifies as a disaster’

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa’s triple burden of disease — hunger and its hidden links to our mental health crisis

South Africa

South Africa’s triple burden of disease — hunger and its hidden links to our mental health crisis

By Luke Metelerkamp

At least 800 Port Elizabeth pupils left hungry after theft of school food supplies

South Africa

At least 800 Port Elizabeth pupils left hungry after theft of school food supplies

By Estelle Ellis

Local government elections 2021 – a chance to put the ‘public’ back into public institutions

South Africa

Local government elections 2021 – a chance to put the ‘public’ back into public institutions

By Pamela Silwana and Ayal Belling

Why are children and adolescents not at the centre of everything we do?

South Africa

Why are children and adolescents not at the centre of everything we do?

By Mark Tomlinson

Figuring out what the WHO is really saying about schools and the pandemic

South Africa

Figuring out what the WHO is really saying about schools and the pandemic

By Martin Gustafsson

‘I do not have enough food at home’

South Africa

‘I do not have enough food at home’

By Maverick Citizen

‘There is no school feeding’

South Africa

‘There is no school feeding’

By Maverick Citizen

The lockdown may be unconstitutional – unless school feeding and social grants are fixed

South Africa

The lockdown may be unconstitutional – unless school feeding and social grants are fixed

By Ruth Hall & Jaap de Visser

Thousands of food parcels for families in need

Maverick Citizen

Thousands of food parcels for families in need

By Sandisiwe Shoba

‘Hunger is a force greater than fear’ – Soup kitchens to continue despite lockdown

South Africa

‘Hunger is a force greater than fear’ – Soup kitchens to continue despite lockdown

By Estelle Ellis