CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 14-20 JULY Nelson Mandela Day, critical climate discussions and more events this week in civil society 4 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT Constitutional rights for children: An urgent call for early childhood development in South Africa 4 min 0 By Nobukhosi Zulu-Taruza, Tess Peacock, Nurina Ally, Cameron McConnachie, Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf and Mmatsetshweu Ruby Motaung
THE INTERVIEW Focus on education system, says outgoing Children's Commissioner Christina Nomdo 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
SURVIVE AND THRIVE As SA marks 30 years of democracy, it must prioritise safety of its children – its greatest resource, Unicef urges 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
WELFARE CRISIS KZN social development department tried to ‘cushion’ NPO budgets in previous years, now it’s cutting funding 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
TUESDAY EDITORIAL We need more than just incarceration to stem the tide of gender-based violence 6 min 2 By Zukiswa Pikoli
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS SA children’s advocates call for Gaza ceasefire — ‘we side with the children not the guns’ 5 min 15 By Mark Heywood
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OP-ED UN General Comment provides a normative framework for climate justice for South Africa’s children 7 min 1 By Faranaaz Veriava
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS OP-ED Toxic brew — how to crack the destructive legacy of Bantu Education 11 min 1 By Bishop Peter Lee
TUESDAY EDITORIAL Baby X – the kindness of strangers can help to set South Africa free 6 min 1 By Mark Heywood
YOUNG AT RISK OP-ED A call to action – it’s time to talk about child and adolescent mental health 5 min 0 By Lori Lake
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH OP-ED From stigma to empathy — the power of loving relationships in supporting children’s mental health 4 min 0 By Linda Richter
RIGHT TO EAT Civil society must ensure government meets obligation to ensure no child goes hungry 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
CHILD GAUGE 2021/22 Mental wellbeing of children ‘should be linked with every other socioeconomic right’ - report 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
#YOUTHRISING2022 OPED Child and adolescent mental health services in SA… let us not be found wanting (again) 4 min 0 By Andrew Dawes
REPORTING ON CHILDREN OP-ED Journalists can make a difference in easing the plight of Africa’s children — here’s how 4 min 0 By Girlie Sibanda
FREEDOM DAY REFLECTION Molo Songololo still fights for children’s rights 28 years after doing its bit for section 28 of the Constitution 6 min 1 By Marianne Merten
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OP-ED Beating disobedient children does not ensure discipline at schools – and it’s illegal 5 min 4 By Mila Harding
TUESDAY EDITORIAL Build a quality early childhood learning and development system or we will regress to Bantu education 2 min 2 By Mark Heywood
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Scaled-up early learning programmes are key to South Africa’s economic success 4 min 0 By Sane Mdlalose
MAVERICK CITIZEN Organisations call on government to put children at the centre of its Covid-19 response 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
