Media Statement: #WasteNot competition sheds light on the link between environmental health and child health
A new national competition is drawing much-needed public awareness to how the environments children grow up in shape their health and development. #WasteNot encourages the public to get creative about reducing, reusing and recycling. It’s a collaboration between Create Change — an initiative of the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and Hold My Hand — a […]
People’s Post Article: Dialogue delves in children’s lives
Where a child grows up shapes their access to education, safety, public services and opportunities, making local government a powerful force in children’s lives. This was the focus of the first Metro Lives dialogue, held at the Homecoming Centre in District Six on Tuesday 21 July, where government representatives, child rights advocates and political leaders […]
Daily Maverick Article: A sober appraisal — why raising alcohol taxes protects SA’s health and wealth
The National Treasury has proposed increasing excise taxes and introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol. In response, industry bodies have released a flurry of articles through business media, arguing that such changes will encourage illicit trade, reduce tax revenues and worsen unemployment – and corporate leaders are bound to be targeted even more over […]