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Black Sash report highlights need for Child Support Grant to be increased to combat hunger and destitution

Marecia Damons
25 Feb

The true cost of pregnancy is far higher than we realise 

Rumbi Goredema Görgens, Nonkululeko Mbuli and Julie Mentor
18 Feb

South African social grants — the research behind the controversy

James Stent for GroundUp
11 Nov

Bureaucratic pitfalls barring mothers and caregivers from accessing Social Relief of Distress grant

Masego Mafata
26 Oct

By age 18, more than 30% of South African teen girls are reported to have given birth at least once

An Wentzel
22 Sep

South Africa’s food systems are broken, but we can fix them. Here’s how

Dr Kopano Matlwa Mabaso, Nzama Mbalati, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayke and Anele Yawa
20 Sep

Black Sash: The Covid grant should be extended to R585 to provide those in need with the money for food

Theresa Edlmann, Engenas Senona, Erin Torkelson and Wanga Zembe
27 Jul

Food crisis: 2.5 million South Africans experience hunger ‘every day’

Nic Spaull and Mark Tomlinson
26 May

One year into lockdown, pregnant women remain the most vulnerable and need support

Christina Laurenzi on behalf of Grow Great
25 Mar 2021

Call for Child Support Grant to include poor pregnant women

Marecia Damons
19 Mar 2021

Time to give: Government must increase and extend, not terminate, its social relief grant

Natasha Vally and Shaeera Kalla
02 Feb 2021

Lindiwe Zulu urged to introduce new child grant

Liezl Human for GroundUp
27 Jan 2021

The race to contain Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape is as while over 1 000 maskless people cram into a single party venue

Shani Reddy
20 Nov 2020

Covid-19 relief grant misses the mark for children

Kathryn Cleary for Spotlight
19 Nov 2020

South Africa must redouble its policy and relief efforts to stave off hunger

Leila Patel, Servaas van der Berg & Grace Bridgman
30 Sep 2020

A basic income grant will transform the South African social security system

Naudé Malan
19 Aug 2020

Covid-19: Women are bearing more costs and receiving fewer benefits

Nic Spaull, Daniela Casale and Dorrit Posel
17 Jul 2020

Covid-19 and social grants: Relief measures welcome, but not enough

Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Vundli Ramokolo and Tanya Doherty
26 May 2020

A resilient informal sector is more crucial than ever

Jaynisha Patel
05 May 2020

Increase in social grants is not good enough, say critics

Tania Broughton for GroundUp
30 Apr 2020

Minister admits gender-based violence cases rising as lockdown continues

Estelle Ellis
29 Apr 2020