WOMEN’S DAY: NOTHING TO CELEBRATE ‘Even in this day, the face of poverty is African women’, says Ramaphosa 5 min 1 By Chris Makhaye
ANALYSIS Ticking social compact boxes — Presidential summit leaves out major civil society players 5 min 1 By Mark Heywood
TRADE OFF Ukrainians cite ‘war crimes’ in protest at Sandton Russian-SA investment talks 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN RELATIONS ANC to ‘review’ South Africa’s Israel policy in what is set to be a contentious issue 3 min 6 By Carien du Plessis
#PAYTHEGRANTS The high economic costs of being excluded from the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant 6 min 2 By Maru Attwood
POVERTY CONCESSION R350 to R624: Minister proposes threshold raise for distress grant as concerns over low approval rate mount 2 min 2 By Zukiswa Pikoli
CHILD RIGHTS OP-ED The Children’s Amendment Bill: Needs and rights of the vulnerable trumped by political expediency 12 min 0 By Robyn Wolfson Vorster
SOCIAL DISTRESS Government remains silent on non-payment of grants while millions face hunger 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
‘RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE’ Millions head into third month of misery as government fails to pay Social Relief of Distress grants 4 min 2 By Zukiswa Pikoli
CIVIL SOCIETY Petition calls for total recall of NPO Amendment Bill amid fears for sector 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
LIFE ON THE EDGE Eastern Cape faces of hunger — one family’s struggle to survive 5 min 1 By Hoseya Jubase & Estelle Ellis
TSHABA’S EYE Reapplying for Social Relief of Distress grant leaves desperate citizens confused and suspicious 5 min 1 By Tshabalira Lebakeng
CHILD HUNGER OP-ED Court may end ducking and diving by Lindiwe Zulu on ECD subsidies 8 min 0 By Elisabeth van Wyk
GRANT SQUEEZE New Social Relief of Distress Grant regulation puts ‘millions’ at risk of hunger – activists 3 min 0 By Mark Heywood
GROUNDUP SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Crèche owners protest outside Parliament to demand outstanding grants 2 min 0 By Mary-Anne Gontsana
GROUNDUP: NPO WOES Half of South Africa’s non-profit organisations failing to comply with legal requirements 2 min 0 By Marecia Damons
SONA 2022 Social Relief of Distress Grant is extended, while basic income support is still on the table 2 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
ANALYSIS — RETIREMENT FUNDS National pension reform: Why it is imperative in South Africa 4 min 2 By James Stent for GroundUp
GROUNDUP Thousands of ECD centres ‘let down’ by Department of Social Development over Covid relief 3 min 1 By Mary-Anne Gontsana
