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Childhood in crisis

A special Daily Maverick editorial project exposing the brutal realities of child abuse, neglect, and systemic failure – and what needs to change. Over the coming days, we’ll be publishing a series of in-depth articles, all of which will be featured on this page.

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Childhood in crisis​

A special Daily Maverick editorial project exposing the brutal realities of child abuse, neglect, and systemic failure – and what needs to change. Over the coming days, we’ll be publishing a series of in-depth articles, all of which will be featured on this page.

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Calls for probe into KZN school nutrition contracts amid corruption claims

KZN’s National School Nutrition Programme, a critical source of daily meals for more than two million vulnerable learners, faces a deepening corruption scandal implicating Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka in alleged tender irregularities favouring politically connected companies.

Takudzwa Pongweni 5 August 2025
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Research tells us that three in every four children experience violence at the hands of caregivers or parents. It shows us that we have normalised… the administering of corporal punishment to children and as such, addressing violence becomes very challenging

Sinah Moruane, child protection specialist at Unicef SA

These statistics are shocking, but they are only one part of the story.

The NGO Teddy Bear Foundation, which provides services for victims of child abuse, released statistics in March 2025 showing that of 5,385 cases handled by its court preparation programme between 2019 and 2024, just 4% had resulted in a conviction, according to a TimesLIVE report.

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