Poverty remains one of South Africa’s most serious challenges. Despite being a country rich in resources, many people still live in poor conditions. High unemployment, low education levels, and ...

Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the ...

University of Malawi nutritionist Victoria Ndolo says at least 25.5 percent of children in Malawi live in severe food poverty ...

Those of us who worked on the Ebola Crisis in West and Central Africa saw first-hand how quarantine ... the most vulnerable in society, including children. The Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, ...

A sweeping new policy to phase out Kenya’s orphanages has ignited national debate, with opponents warning the government’s ...

As poverty in rural Liberia rises a growing number of children are being forced out ... A recent survey conducted in five counties by Front Page Africa/New Narratives found that 9 out of 10 ...

Studies examining drug-related crime in South Africa reveal a complex interplay between poverty, mental health ... Ntsiki ...

The most common conditions of maltreatment include parental drug and alcohol abuse, severe mental illness, domestic violence and the presence of nonrelative males in a home. Money alone is not a fix.

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty, charities have argued in a letter to the prime minister. Failing to scrap the limit could put child ...

A significant barrier in addressing severe child poverty is the fragmentation of ... Ending severe child hunger in South Africa demands a comprehensive and coordinated response, involving ...