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CI in the news 2024
  • Opinion editorial: Government must take lead and work with civil society to make our communities safer for women, kids - Sowetan, 5 December 2024

  • South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health care - The Conversation, 11 September 2024

  • Early childhood investment key to breaking poverty cycle - eNCA, 22 August 2024 

  • Outcomes of SA Child Gauge 2024 - SAFM, 22 August 2024

  • Child Gauge 2024 sounds the alarm - Daily Maverick, 22 August 2024

  • One in 25 children in South Africa die before turning 5 - SABC TV news, 31 August 2024

  • SA's little children are in deep crisis - TimesLive, 31 August 2024

  • Children and the internet: Helping kids navigate this modern minefield - The Conversation, 27 August 2024

  • Malnourished, hungry and dying in greater numbers: the plight of SA’s children under six TimesLive, 17 July 2024
  • Opinion editorial: Eradicating violence by teachers will need training in non-physical techniques for managing pupils The Sunday Times, 3 March 2024 

  • Key challenges remain regarding children's rights in SA despite progressive constitution SABC Channel Africa, 3 February 2024 
  • Parents' IDs unlawfully blocked: Court orders Home Affairs to register children eNCA, 23 January 2024 
  • High Court orders Department of Home Affairs to stop ID blocking Capricorn FM, 18 January 2024
  • High Court orders Home Affairs to stop blocking birth registration of any child whose parent's ID has been unlawfully blocked or is under investigation SAFM, 18 January 2024
  • Court decision declaring blocking of ID numbers unconstitutional is lauded TimesLive, 18 January 2024
  • Home Affairs can't block your ID without notice, investigation and appeal process News24, 17 January 2024
  • Court rules that SA can no longer block an ID without due process Business Day, 17 January 2024

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