South Africa: Learners At This Limpopo School Are Writing Exams in an Old Carport

Classrooms at Tshilogoni Secondary were closed after a Department of Labour inspection Read more »

South Africa: Learners At This Limpopo School Go Hungry On Rainy Days

Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets Read more »

South Africa: The Workers Who Feed Nine Million School Children - and Earn Just R2,300 a Month

The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage Read more »

South Africa: Elim School Building Was Declared Unsafe Almost Five Years Ago - Learners Are Still in It

"What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?" asks grade 11 learner Read more »

South Africa: Untangling the Red Tape of Crèche Registration

City of Cape Town is trying to make the process easier for Early Childhood Development centres Read more »

South Africa: Court Strips Abusive Deadbeat Dad of Parental Rights

Judge Jacqui Henriques rules that the mother no longer needs the father's consent for legal matters Read more »

South Africa: Use the Field, Parents Tell Their Children - the Pit Toilets At This School Are Dangerous

Elunyaweni Primary in Ugie in the Eastern Cape has five full pit latrines for 160 learners; nearby ET Thabane Primary has broken classrooms Read more »

South Africa: Rural Eastern Cape Children Left to Hitchhike to School

About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year Read more »

South Africa: Drivers Given 60 Days to Comply With Strict Scholar Transport Rules

Hundreds of operators marched in Johannesburg on Friday against the Gauteng transport department's new regulations Read more »

South Africa: Court Reverses Funding Cuts for Child Care

Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Army Admits Teenagers Were Sexually Harassed

Opposition MP says there are more cases and calls for independent inquiry Read more »

South Africa: Calls for Nestlé to Remove Sugar From Baby Foods

Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content Read more »

South Africa: Child Literacy - We Can Change How the Story Ends

The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done Read more »

South Africa: Open Air Cinema Brings Joy to Manenberg's Children

Manenberg has become synonymous with gang violence and crime but residents want to change this, one movie night at a time Read more »

South Africa: Soweto Fashion Week Shows Work of Young Designers

This year's runway designs gave spectators a glimpse into some of the country's creative and emerging fashion trends Read more »

South Africa: Child Support Grant Has Saved Millions of Children, but There Is Still a Way to Go

7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line Read more »

South Africa: Child Support Grant Must Be Increased to End Child Hunger, Report Says

The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019 Read more »

South Africa: Child Drowned At Construction Site Abandoned By City of Ekurhuleni

Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution Read more »

South Africa: Homegrown Bicycle Delivery Service Creates Jobs for Youth in Langa

Groceries and takeaways are delivered where big companies don't reach Read more »

South Africa: Child Support Grant Cannot Feed a Child

Cost of meeting a child's nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant Read more »

South Africa: In It for the Ride - Horses Offer Disabled Children a New View of the World

SARDA has been bringing together children and horses for more than 50 years Read more »

South Africa: Zama Educare Offers Toddlers a Space in Crowded Du Noon

Thulani Bashe says she wants to teach children and not just babysit them Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Early Childhood Development Educators Protest Over Funding Crisis

Premier Lesufi urged to intervene Read more »

South Africa: National Dialogue - Let's Listen to Young People, Not to the Political Elite

A view from the National Convention Read more »

South Africa: 'We Can See the Way Children Are Treated By the Way They Treat Their Dogs'

Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work Read more »