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Run on numbers: understanding the impact of single-parent households on child poverty in South Africa
In South Africa, we wish to break that cycle. Single-parent households contribute to child poverty in South Africa. In the absence of a partner, sole parents with young children are more likely ...
The Conversation28d
Child support in South Africa: mothers speak about the struggle to get fathers to pay in a system rigged against women
Centre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg Child ... their poverty. Despite the persistent gender wage gap, in 2023, 42.3% of South African ...
Mail & Guardian1mon
There is a way to address poverty in South Africa
Close to a quarter (23%) of South African children face severe food poverty. Hungry children can’t pay attention and learn. They often head for homes without electricity or running water ...
South Africa spends nearly R700bn annually to combat child poverty
Child poverty is not just a moral issue; it bears a steep economic cost for South Africa, amounting to nearly R700 billion ...