NEWS

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) recently announced the finalisation of the learner health policy that paves the way for marked improvement in addressing the sexual reproductive rights of young South Africans.

One in every four children being robbed of their childhood, new report from Save the Children finds

Business needs charity as much as charity needs business.  While corporate South Africa grapples with what it really means to run a business in an economy that has been downgraded to ‘junk status’, non-profit organisations are taking a closer look at what impact the tightening of belts will have on communities who rely heavily on charitable support to get by.

Save the Children South Africa has emphasised the need for prevention programmes that focuses on protecting children’s childhoods.

Save the Children South Africa CEO, Gugu Ndebele this week expressed a need to end violence against children and called for greater investment in prevention programmes.

Save the Children South Africa sends its deepest condolences to the family of Rikson Mongwe who was stabbed to death while playing with friends in Soweto earlier this week.

Every year in South Africa 50, 000 children under the age of 5 do not survive.  The high rates of inequality and poverty in South Africa greatly affect children’s survival and life chances. The campaign slogan “Growing up is hard enough. It shouldn’t be a race for Survival.” resonates with all of us.