Articles for Sonia A. Rao
Cape flood: homes buried in mud
Sir Lowry’s Pass flood victims face uncertain future
Text by Sonia A. Rao. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 29 September 2023
Children in the Eastern Cape are not being fed enough at school
Some schools are not getting even the minimum funding from the National School Nutrition Programme
By Sonia A. Rao and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 28 September 2023
The Education Minister promised all schools would have a library by 29 November - but there’s no chance that deadline will be met
Three quarters of public schools still don’t have libraries, in spite of a 2013 promise
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 21 September 2023
SA’s injury statistics are not accurate, experts warn
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 13 September 2023
Half a cabbage is a meal for seven people as hunger grips the Eastern Cape
Gift of the Givers says it’s inundated with calls for help
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 7 September 2023
Prisoners are being held for years in solitary confinement
“Under democracy, hundreds and even thousands of inmates have been subjected to these practices” says Judicial Inspectorate report
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 6 September 2023