Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescentsÂ
Many children are eating sweets, snacks, sugary drinks and other processed food from a young age.
Lerato Kodisang
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South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches with leftover cooking oil from fast-food outlets
Learners at high schools around Finetown and Lenasia in the south of Johannesburg are using leftover cooking oil to add flavour to their school nutrition programme lunch. Some children have been eating this residue for more than five years in…
Mental health programme brings hope to young people in Orange Farm
Orange Farm was identified as a priority area due to high levels of depression, school dropout and suicide risk among adolescents.