Poverty Alleviation
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Period poverty is keeping South African girls out of the classroom
Lack of access to sanitary products forces many South African girls to miss school out of fear and embarrassment. In Hammanskraal, the TS Pad a Girl Foundation is stepping up to…
Future of SRD grant uncertain, treasury says
The Universal Basic Income Coalition said the government’s proposals to link the grant to employment-related conditions could exclude eligible beneficiaries
Childhood stunting is also stunting South Africa’s economy
More than a quarter of children under the age of five in the country are chronically malnourished