INX Interview: MTBPS – Can double-discounting of essential foods help solve South Africa’s protein insecurity problem?
CEO at the DG Murray Trust, Dr. David Harrison spoke to INX Prime ahead of the MTBPS 2024 about South Africa’s protein insecurity. Can we make nutritious food accessible to all? Watch the full interview below.
SmileFM Interview: MTBPS – Can double-discounting of essential foods help solve South Africa’s protein insecurity problem?
Chief Executive Officer at the DG Murray Trust, Dr. David Harrison talks to SmileFM about South Africa’s protein insecurity and a double-discounting proposal for essential foods.
SAFM Interview: What are the challenges families face in affording protein-rich food?
DGMT Innovation Manager and registered dietician, Liesel Engelbrecht, speaks to SAFM about addressing severe food poverty and malnutrition among children in South Africa, focusing on early childhood development and recognising that proper nutrition is essential for education. Listen to the interview below.
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 […]
eNCA Interview: 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 […]
INX 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 […]
Op-ed: 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 […]
