The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office…
The democratic breakthrough of 1994 stands as one of the most significant political achievements of the modern era. Against the odds, South Africa chose negotiation over civil…
Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high…
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
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.
Without the government’s child support grant many South Africans would be living in dire poverty, according to a study released last week.
