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Ashton residents face uncertain future as canning plant teeters on the brink of closure

LIFE IN A FACTORY TOWN

Ashton residents face uncertain future as canning plant teeters on the brink of closure

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

School feeding: Auntie Dottie’s biryani is a hit with learners

GROUNDUP

School feeding: Auntie Dottie’s biryani is a hit with learners

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Courts asked to compel government to feed learners

Maverick Citizen Exclusive

Courts asked to compel government to feed learners

By Zukiswa Pikoli

‘I have been severely stressed during the period’

Child Hunger

‘I have been severely stressed during the period’

By Maverick Citizen

‘It is difficult to concentrate on an empty stomach’

Child Hunger

‘It is difficult to concentrate on an empty stomach’

By Maverick Citizen

‘We do not have enough food’

Child Hunger

‘We do not have enough food’

By Maverick Citizen

‘Our lives are very difficult’

Child Hunger

‘Our lives are very difficult’

By Maverick Citizen

‘I am forced to watch other learners eat’

Child Hunger

‘I am forced to watch other learners eat’

By Maverick Citizen

‘The children seem to be hungry’

Child Hunger

‘The children seem to be hungry’

By Maverick Citizen

'They are too poor to eat’

Child Hunger

'They are too poor to eat’

By Maverick Citizen

‘For the duration of May we had no food at home’

Child Hunger

‘For the duration of May we had no food at home’

By Maverick Citizen

‘They come to school not having bathed or eaten’

Child Hunger

‘They come to school not having bathed or eaten’

By Maverick Citizen

‘Some of the learners don’t even have parents’

Child Hunger

‘Some of the learners don’t even have parents’

By Maverick Citizen