children
Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
Law | 11 February 2026
Soccer field offers hope to Johannesburg’s children
Field of Dreams project aims to counter the neglect of the city’s public parks
News | 3 November 2025
Seven-year-old drowns in dam in Cape Town informal settlement
Residents of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East say dams in the area are unsafe
Brief | 27 October 2025
Zama Educare offers toddlers a space in crowded Dunoon
Thulani Bashe says she wants to teach children and not just babysit them
By Iva Fulepu
News | 8 September 2025
“We can see the way children are treated by the way they treat their dogs”
Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work
News | 20 August 2025
Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July
By Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti
Feature | 18 August 2025
Crèches battle complicated registration process
More than half of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development centres are unregistered
Brief | 11 August 2025
Government is taking action to keep learners safe
Response to article: Sex offenders in schools: how government botched a crucial learner safety project
Right to reply | 28 June 2025
Gauteng children’s organisations protest against funding cuts
Over 300 workers marched, demanding the reinstatement of psychosocial funding and the return of food parcel distribution
Brief | 27 June 2025