South Africa

Kids suffer months of ‘agony’ after school meals cut off

When level-5 lockdown hit and schools closed, the national school feeding scheme vanished.

David Fritz with his children, Ethan, 10, Marliney, 6, and Zaynique, 2, at home in White River, Mpumalanga. They relied on the national school feeding scheme before lockdown.
David Fritz with his children, Ethan, 10, Marliney, 6, and Zaynique, 2, at home in White River, Mpumalanga. They relied on the national school feeding scheme before lockdown. (Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times)

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