‘Mama is there a piece of bread?’: the plight of SA’s starving children
Black Sash research report finds the R460 child social grant is not enough to stave off malnutrition and hunger
24 February 2022 - 20:05
When asked to list their “aspirational foods”, SA’s hungriest little children rated yoghurt, commercial cereal such as Weetbix, milk and meat at the top. Older children included mayonnaise, sauces, branded fizzy drinks and fast foods...
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