Daily Maverick Article: ‘Constitutional crisis’. Experts flag UIF, data gaps amid rising food insecurity in SA’s stunting scourge
When President Cyril Ramaphosa committed South Africa to ending child stunting by 2030, it was welcomed by civil society partners across the children’s sector as a significant political moment. Almost six weeks later, on the final day of the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) National Inquiry into Food Systems, researchers, legal advocates and child […]
People’s Post Article: Food insecurity South Africa – Pregnant women face high risks, coalition warns
Food insecurity in South Africa continues to affect pregnant women, civil-society organisations told the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) at its national Hunger Hearings last month. The MSG Advocacy Coalition highlighted that government support for maternal nutrition remains limited, leaving expectant mothers without adequate food during pregnancy. “South Africa produces enough food nationally, but […]
Cape Talk Interview: The SAHRC hears the Maternal Support Grant Advocacy Coalition on maternal hunger
Dr Edzani Mpaphuli, Executive Director at Grow Great, spoke to Cape Talk to discuss the Maternal Support Grant (MSG) Advocacy Coalition’s oral submission to the South African Human Rights Council (SAHRC) on maternal hunger in South Africa. This follows the coalition making making a written submission focused on the MSG into the SAHRC’s National Inquiry […]
Radio 702 Interview: R336m for early childhood nutrition remains unspent
The Daily Maverick recently reported that in 2024, R197m was budgeted for the Department of Basic Education’s implementation of a pilot nutrition programme for early childhood development centres, going up to R336m the following financial year. However, stakeholders in the ECD sector report ‘little to nothing’ has been done with the money. Kentse Radebe, DGMT […]