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analysis The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most services. About 1 100 children were murdered in South Africa in the past financial year, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics. And estimates prepared by detective services suggest that around 1 181 children were victims of attempted murder and 6 209 were seriously assaulted in just the last three quarters of the 2024/25 financial year.
CHILDREN IN CRISIS Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe. (Photo: Department of Social Development / Facebook) The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most services. About 1,100 children were murdered in South Africa in the past financial year, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics.
Online resources are under development to help parents keep a routine in the lockdown environment, provide ways to manage (and prevent) the stress of parenting and do it in ways that are fun. (Illustrative image | Source: EPA / Nic Bothma) The global effects of Covid-19 lockdowns and shutdowns have been tough on everyone, but particularly on parents and children. An international team has developed a suite of digital resources to help ease the burden.
LITERACY The performing arts have always had a difficult time proving their value in an education system that prioritises maths and science. Too few studies have been done to prove their benefits, such as building children’s imaginations, vocabularies and language skills.
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