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How to feed thousands

Opinion Alison Misselhorn - 12 Sep 2020

During lockdown, a powerful civil society network stepped up to the plate and managed to feed hundreds of thousands. People kept asking how this was done...

Why dads matter: How reading to your kids can make a difference

Education Sally du Preez - 18 Jun 2020

The amount of time fathers spend reading with their children can help predict how well their children will read and write in the future

Vodacom bolsters its interventions in basic education

Special Reports Staff Reporter - 10 Feb 2020

More resources are being invested in early childhood development programmes

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Early childhood learning gives children a headstart in life

Article Cecile Kiley - 22 Nov 2019

The difference between children exposed to early childhood development and those who aren’t is stark

No crèche or preschool for 1.1m children

Article Bongekile Macupe - 11 Oct 2019

Poverty means more than a million youngsters are missing out on the benefits of early learning

A million children can’t attend creche

Article Bongekile Macupe - 19 Sep 2019

Success at school undermined by 1.1-million children being too poor for early education, according to a new report

Simple solutions for SA’s ECD dilemma

Article Grace Matlhape & Rebecca Hickman - 5 Apr 2019

Home-based early childhood development centres can provide learning – and work for unemployed women

Building solid foundations

Article Advertorial - 14 Dec 2018

The National Lotteries Commission has put massive funding into Early Childhood Development to help ensure the future of the country is brighter

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How you can be part of the solution to our literacy crisis

Article Shelley Ocarroll 1 - 26 Nov 2018

It is not a problem government can solve alone — individuals can also contribute resources and their time

Break poverty divide, read to your children

Article Jade Jacobsohn - 9 Nov 2018

In today’s digital world, it’s becoming easy to find stories in South Africa’s 11 languages

Nurture our children for SA’s future

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Sep 2018

The sad state of early childhood development suggests we do not value poor black children

Anglo American launches investment programme

Article Advertorial Supplement - 18 May 2018

The programme will support people involved in raising and educating children

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Changing lives is more than just political rhetoric

Article Advertorial - 23 Feb 2018

The Gauteng department of social development puts the needs of children first

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UDM: Contingency loan model will create debt-trapped students

Article Jan Gerber - 14 Nov 2017

The UDM are arguing that a Fees Commission recommendation of an income contingency loans will create an army of debt-trapped graduates.

Success needs a solid foundation

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jul 2017

So much research has been done on what basic education needs. It must now be used

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