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At the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK), discussions on food justice reveal a painful contradiction in South Africa: despite producing enough food, millions still suffer from hunger, says the writer
The latest cyclone to hit northern Mozambique has claimed at least six lives and destroyed more than 900 homes, authorities said Wednesday, as the storm weakened.
The report highlights the severe threats posed by escalating floods, droughts, and extreme weather events to millions of children in Pakistan.
As the silent crisis of undernutrition in children looms, addressing nutrition could hold the key to safeguarding future generations from the devastation of preventable diseases like measles.
Unicef and partners are mobilising critical aid in Mozambique following the destruction caused by Cyclone Dikeledi, which has left thousands of children vulnerable and in need of urgent assistance.
Discover how systemic issues contribute to this crisis and explore actionable strategies to combat this silent threat impacting the nation's children.
For kids today, finding pornography is as easy as hitting a few keys on the phone in their pocket, writes Armstrong Williams.
At least 22 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a densely populated area of central Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry said, with a security source saying a Hezbollah figure was the target.
The Gauteng Department of Health broadens its fight against cervical cancer by extending HPV vaccinations to private school girls aged between nine to 15 years old.
Breathe Cities is committed to preventing 39 0000 premature deaths and cutting air pollution by 30% in 2030.
Worrying data reveals that mortality rates for children under the age of 5 years old are increasing.
Young people believe that there are other social issues that need to be addressed and deserve the same support among the 17 SDGs.
Despite some progress in specific areas such as stunting and exclusive breastfeeding, an alarming number of people continue to face food insecurity and malnutrition as global hunger levels have plateaued for three consecutive years
Young people refused to allow the state to impose Afrikaans as a language of instruction.
Army footage showed tanks flying the Israeli flag taking “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the border crossing.
KZN capital environmental activists hope to make a change in townships.
A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother’s womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli air strike has herself died after just a few days of life, the doctor who was caring for her said on Friday.
Game Stores have launched their Great Value Sanitary Pads range which will cost R7. 99 for a pack of eight.
According to research, 30% of girls miss school while on their periods in SA, resulting in a steadily increasing rate of girl absenteeism at school.
OPINION: Prior to October 2023, health-care systems in Gaza were already teetering on the brink, with only 36 hospitals operating at full capacity and a total of 3,412 bedscatering to a population exceeding two million people, writes Dr Aayesha Soni.
Babies, dietician Nomalizo Boya said, were weaned off the breast to be given milk containing nutrients they should not be on, and that started them on the journey to bad health and bad eating decisions, in addition to the habit of rewarding them with sugary treats when they were good.
This programme is being conducted in all Gauteng public primary and special schools; it started on February 5 and ends on March 20.
OPINION: Fighting has intensified between the Tutsi-led March 23 Movement (M23), one of the most formidable rebel groups operating in the eastern provinces of DRC, and the government armed forces, writes Dr Sizo Nkala.
It was also found that South Africa ranked the worst out of the 43 countries surveyed.
No one is safe from the horror inflicted by this spiteful act, but young people - especially those in schools - are extremely vulnerable and susceptible