poverty

Premature births linked to poverty, inequality and access to healthcare, say experts

News

17 November is World Premature Day. This year, experts and paediatricians hope to raise awareness on the factors that lead to pre-term births.

Nthusang Lefafa
November 18, 2020

Lockdown and Covid-19 risk affected Soweto residents’ mental health, study shows

News

A new study shows the mental toll of the Covid-19 pandemic. Residents in Soweto displayed symptoms of depression, directly linked to their perception of risk to contracting the coronavirus.

Nelisiwe Msomi
November 5, 2020

A technology company founded by a woman is helping small-holder farmers survive lockdown

Health, News

Linah Maphanga created Farmers Assistant to help small-holder farmers to connect with the market. During the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, the app helped farmers reach new customers.

Marcia Moyana
October 22, 2020

‘We will not sleep with empty stomach’- Household gardens root out food insecurity in rural areas

Health

Household food gardens are helping these rural villages to fight hunger, while also bringing in an income. The project is facing challenges though, due to climate and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mogale Mojela
September 16, 2020

Black women in rural areas and township hardest hit by the economic effects of lockdown

Gender Based Violence, News

A study on the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic shows black women in rural areas and townships were worst hit. A third of middle-class families could fall into poverty.

Marcia Moyana
August 25, 2020

#AidsVirtual2020: Health disparities and Covid-19

Health, Health Systems, News

Systemic racism has left people of colour exposed and unprotected against global health threats such as HIV for decades. These inequities are magnified by the disparity seen in Covid-19 health outcomes.

jamesthabo
July 9, 2020

Grow Great Campaign aims to stop stunting

News

One in five South African children under the age of five suffer from stunting.This is according to the recent South African Demographic and Health Survey that found that stunted children suffer delayed growth and their brains don’t develop as they should.

jamesthabo
November 8, 2018

Charity aims to keep poor kids in school

News, Our Health

More than 50% of South Africans live in poverty, according to Stats SA. That’s more than 30,4-million people - and Serame Mpato wants to do something about it.

Graeme
September 11, 2018

School meals. School Nutrition Programme Resumption

Thousands go hungry after mismanagement of food relief

News

While the Gauteng government investigates corruption in the running of its food banks, those who rely on these banks are going hungry.

thabo-molelekwa
September 3, 2018

Winter blues for poor families

Our Health

EASTERN CAPE – As winter takes hold and doctors and nurses urge people to stay warm in their homes, difficulties mount for poor people who live in poverty and homelessness.

Asavela Dalana
July 16, 2018

These learners will not drop out of school this year

Health, Our Health

LIMPOPO - Many learners in deep rural villages in Vhembe drop out of school every winter for no reason other than they have no shoes and cannot walk to school barefoot in the biting cold.