South African Child Gauge 2020

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Making ends meet: Ncebakazi Ngozana has to feed a family of five on
a shoestring budget of child grants. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

2013 FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY

Inside the life of South Africans who cannot afford a nutritious meal for children

The 2020 Child Gauge is calling for a clear commitment from the government to end the “slow violence of malnutrition” faced by children

Marcia Zali

If there is just one outcome from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa that could be considered positive, it is this: for perhaps the first time, the reality of household hunger and malnutrition has become visible to policymakers. (Madelene Cronje)

South African children suffer the ‘slow violence of malnutrition’

The latest Child Gauge review highlights malnutrition eats away at their potential and drives a cycle of poverty.

Eunice Masson