RSG Interview: Despite the lack of a clear national plan to combat child stunting, solutions do exist

South Africa lacks a clear, national plan to combat child stunting, which is caused by chronic malnutrition. On Friday, 28 November 2025, Parliament debated how effectively our country is protecting children from hunger and malnutrition, with MPs scrutinising past failures in coordinating and implementing interventions. Gustav Greyling talks to Liezel Engelbrecht, Nutrition Strategy Lead for the Hold My Hand Accelerator at DGMT, about what stunting is and the lack of planning the country has in place. Listen below.