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Cape Talk Interview: Maternal Support Grant – Ensuring pregnant mothers get the right nutrition for healthy development of their baby

Lester Kiewit from Cape Talk speaks to Daniel McLaren, Public Finance Economist at Ilifa Labantwana, about their partnership with other NGOs, including DGMT, and researchers to call for the implementation of a Maternal Support Grant, which would ensure young children get the right nutrition for healthy development, ultimately to eradicate stunting. Listen below.

Stop delaying the introduction of maternity support for poor pregnant women

A coalition of NGOs and researchers is calling on the government to greenlight a Maternal Support Grant (MSG) for poor pregnant women whose nutrition, and that of their unborn children, are at stake amid rising rates of child poverty and malnutrition. This clarion call for political leaders to address a long-standing gap in South Africa’s […]

Op-ed: Minimum unit pricing will reduce harm from heavy drinking 

National Treasury has just proposed changes to the taxation of alcohol which will reduce its societal harm with minimal damage to the liquor industry. These changes include a sliding scale of excise taxes for wines and beer based on their alcohol content and the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP). This policy instrument would require […]