More than a quarter of children under the age of five in the country are chronically malnourished
Adolescent girls and young women are blamed and shamed for falling pregnant, which affects how they are treated, the support they get, and the health services they reive
A shortage of resources is failing South Africa’s undocumented children, with more than 258 000 awaiting birth registration, says the Centre for Child Law
The country needs a universal basic income for adults and children to boost economic recovery and growth and reduce inequality
The threshold to qualify for the R350 social relief of distress grant will be raised to R624 from the current R350, but the grant itself remains at R350.
Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that
Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa
A long-term basic income relief measure will depend on spending cuts and improved revenue performance, the finance minister said in his guarded words on the subject
Poor basic service delivery is linked to children’s poor nutrition
Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children
The latest unemployment figures show deepening joblessness and continuous setbacks
All indicators, including the employment statistics released this week show how black women bear the brunt of unemployment. Here are their stories
Vaccination capacity to be increased as the government announces financial support measures for those affected by Covid-19 restrictions and the recent civil unrest
The finance minister has said it’s not an austerity project. But the numbers and economists disagree
Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this
Sassa says grants to an extra six million people who lose jobs, on top of 18-million beneficiaries, means it can’t give as much to child support grants
There is no ideal child support or maintenance system anywhere in the world, argues the deputy minister.
Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.
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/ 23 September 2011
Without the government’s child support grant many South Africans would be living in dire poverty, according to a study released last week.
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/ 22 October 2009
The child support grant of R240 a month will be extended to children older than 14 years with effect from January 1, government said on Thursday.