SA’s under-fives face hunger, neglect, abuse, development issues: report

South African Child Gauge 2024 finds the country’s youngest people are ‘in deep crisis’

22 August 2024 - 04:54

South Africa’s children are in deep crisis and unless government takes a swift and unified stance to address current challenges, even the best attempts at improvement in later life are likely to achieve only partial success. ..

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