Malnutrition afflicts South Africa’s children

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says KZN is recording the most deaths

06 January 2025 - 13:16

Nearly 4,500 children younger than five years old died in South Africa in the past five years due to malnutrition. KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most deaths and the Western Cape the fewest...

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