Eight million hungry children: New report about the shocking impact of poverty on young South Africans

A new report on child poverty by the Department of Social Development (DSD) brings new data, including the fact that eight million children are not getting enough nutrition. With the constitutional duty on the state to ensure every child has ‘basic nutrition’, it will add pressure on the Treasu...

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