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South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain.  (File photo)

13 million South African children are still living in poverty

A study by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says the direct cost of child poverty is estimated to be about 9% of GDP

Dr Lynn Bowie, Director of Mathematics at OLICO Maths Education.

The maths masters

OLICO makes maths accessible, meaningful and enjoyable

Help our children fall in love with books this February

The Love Books campaign by Ladles of Love aims to couple feeding with reading

USAID Southern Africa mobilizing investment partnership and grants fund request for concepts to mobilize investment in Southern Africa

Reference: G-APS 01 – USAID Southern Africa Mobilizing Investment – FY 2024

Panyaza Lesufi was re-elected Gauteng premier last week and it is widely assumed that his cabinet will include a mix of ANC and DA politicians. Photos: Sharon Seretlo and Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images

Gauteng’s vulnerable thrown to the wolves, say NGOs

The Gauteng social development department has cut funding to NGOs, leaving many without support

How the lottery helps charities and non-profit organisations

Redirecting some lottery funds to worthy causes has occurred for generations in countries with well-established lotto funds

Overextended: Palliative care NGOs want to go to the constitutional court to get funding for child health care. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images

Terminally ill children suffer from neglect, say health experts

Many of these children die without any palliative support and experience unnecessary discomfort and pain, unless an overburdened NGO steps in.

Lack of basic services: Empty buckets belonging to the residents of a sprawling informal settlement on the outskirts of Lawley, Johannesburg, are lined up waiting for a water truck to fill them up. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Get people involved in development

Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises

The deaths of 141 mental health patients occurred when they were moved to unlicensed, ill-equipped NGOs (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

We had no control over rushed and haphazard transfer of Life Esidimeni patients, former director tells inquest

Worried and distraught patients were deeply shaken by the decision to move them to other facilities

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Investment bonds: ‘The outcome is not measured by money but by impact’

Social impact bonds focused on decreasing youth unemployment and improving early childhood learning have delivered positive outcomes the government can replicate to establish…

Lesotho workers in a factory. (BBC)

How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa

Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa

Renee Bach, an American missionary who moved to Jinja, Uganda at age 18. With no formal medical training, Bach started experimenting with medical procedures she’d learn from YouTube. (Image: wjct.org)

End voluntourism and the white saviour industrial complex

We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start

Organisations need to collaborate and connect in order to take the lead. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

The rise of civil society in South Africa

Organisations need to collaborate and connect in order to take the lead

Makeshift solutions: Cities and NGOs across the country have been scrambling for homeless people during the 21 day lockdown. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Stay at home, Cyril said. But what about the homeless?

In Tshwane, forcing homeless people off the street resulted in chaos and the abuse of a vulnerable population. In Durban, a smooth, well-planned operation fared far better

Nongovernmental organisations like Equal Education have played an important role in advocating for equality and social justice in South Africa.

NGOs today: Competing for resources, power and agency

NGOs play a critical role in advancing social change and transformation, but their current funding model needs to be addressed for them to make a sustainable impact in South Africa

To develop small and medium enterprises

South Africa, where education creates shared value

Enel Green Power believes that education is one of the fundamental elements for the socioeconomic development of any community

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has shown that it is possible to be a legend no matter how small your area of influence is.

The killing of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction

An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights is to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in sub-Saharan African

Mending cracks: Minister of State Security David Mahlobo says South Africa’s national security values have been undermined with the ‘purported’ leak of top secret cables.

Editorial: Oh, those wicked NGOs

Labelling aid organisations as secret spy operations is not just nonsense, it can also cost people’s lives.

Caught in the web: Nonprofits are continually struggling with online ­registration and to upload documents.

Draft Bill puts nonprofits on edge

NPOs fear increasing state control, and an amplification of the existing dysfunction.

Kabul

South Africans killed in attack on Kabul compound

The South African head of an organisation, his son and daughter, and one Afghan were killed in a Taliban attack on a compound for foreigners in Kabul.