BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS WEEK Why are fewer women breastfeeding in SA despite its enormous benefits? 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
AUSTERITY RED FLAGS Treasury’s planned budget cuts ‘dangerous to the economy and well-being’, say SA economists, civil society 6 min 7 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BUDGET 2023 Godongwana fails to address looming basic education ‘blackout’, but boosts funding for early childhood development 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SONA 2023 Jobs, energy, grants and graft – civil society breaks down what Ramaphosa got right and where he failed 9 min 6 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Takudzwa Pongweni
CUTTING THE EDUCATION RED TAPE Early childhood development programmes no longer require nonprofit registration to access state subsidy 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GOVERNMENT FUNDING Experts call for bigger early childhood development budget ahead of Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 3 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 24-28 OCTOBER This week – Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, United Nations Day and talk on National Health Insurance Bill 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
OP-ED Covid-19 has devastated early childhood development programmes, but we’re slowly clawing our way back 4 min 0 By Laura Brooks and Andrew Hartnack
