Panel Discussion: Chew On This – Episode 3: How is Big Food stalking our children?
Every day, children are targeted with ads for unhealthy foods — around their schools, on their screens, and even during major sports events. This constant exposure can make it difficult for young children to choose healthier, more nutritious food items because they aren’t marketed like their less nutritious counterparts. How can we begin to shape […]
Spotlight on investment in early childhood development
Calls are being made for the seventh administration to invest properly in early childhood development. eNCA spoke to DGMT CEO, David Harrison, who said that the country needs a common agenda for children, which can act as a powerful rallying call to take South Africa forward. Click on the image and watch the full interview […]
Building Futures: Children’s rights NGOs urge GNU action
David Harrison, CEO of the DG Murray Trust, shares with INX Prime a call for the Government of National Unity (GNU) to prioritise children’s needs in the ongoing discourse about a new social compact for South Africa. New research has revealed that the progress made in reducing child poverty and mortality since 1994 is being […]
South Africa has a protein security problem and VAT exempting more foods won’t solve malnutrition
More than a quarter of our children have a deep and chronic lack of protein that undermines their potential and is a ball-and-chain around the ankles of economic productivity and long-term growth. At the opening of Parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced government’s intention to expand the list of food items exempt from value-added tax (VAT), […]
SAFM Interview: Here’s why a new social compact must put children at the centre of SA’s development
Putting children at the centre, nutrition support and a reduction of food costs are among the key focal areas for South Africa’s national development, according to a coalition of organisations working in the ECD sector. DGMT CEO, David Harrison, speaks to Bridget Masinga on SAFM’s The Full Circle. Listen to the interview below.
SAFM Interview: Let’s rally around children’s development
According to a coalition of organisations working in the ECD sector, putting children at the centre, nutrition support and a reduction of food costs are among the key focal areas for South Africa’s national development, and to ensure that no child is left behind. To explain, DGMT CEO David Harrison, speaks to Bridget Masinga on […]
Five opportunities for early childhood development in SA’s social compact
Putting children at the centre, nutrition support and a reduction of food costs are among the key focal areas for South Africa’s national development. Here’s why. The opening of the seventh Parliament on 18 July takes us a step closer to a proposed National Dialogue and the forging of a new “social compact” — something […]
Daily Maverick Article: Ramaphosa government urged to add protein-rich foods like peanut butter and chicken to VAT-free basket
David Harrison, the CEO of the DG Murray Trust, which has been advocating for 10 nutrient-rich foods to be exempted from Value Added Tax, said the food security crisis was essentially a protein security crisis. The President’s plan to expand the basket of zero-rated foods is good news for hard-pressed consumers, but won’t do much […]
A new social compact must put children at the centre of South Africa’s national development
When political parties agreed to form a Government of National Unity (GNU), they committed to an inclusive national dialogue with political parties, labour, business, civil society and other sectors. The goal is to develop a ‘social compact’ that would enable South Africa to meet the aspirations of the National Development Plan (NDP) by 2030. Adequate […]
South African Early Childhood Review 2024
30 years into democracy, the average child in South Africa is chronically underpowered to reach their full potential. The 7th Administration is a window of opportunity to turn things around. Young children in South Africa are more likely to live in poverty, suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition, and die before their fifth birthday than […]
