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21 Aug 2024
Children are in crisis. 80% of Gr 4s can’t read for meaning. How will they realise their potential? We can’t keep talking about acting: we need to act. - Prof Mark Tomlinson at the launch of #ChildGauge2024
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LAUNCH: South African Child Gauge 2024. Today 4pm at UCT - with partners @UNICEF_SA @CoEHuman @LEGOfoundation and Tutuwa Foundation - we launch #ChildGauge2024. The publication collates the latest evidence on #ECD, identifies progress and challenges, and sets an agenda for 2030.
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Will the South Africa government delegation today commit to restoring the #CSG to its original value? Or will it continue to raise lack of financial resources as the reason why South Africa cannot feed its children? #UNCRC #ChildRightsNow #CRC95 @UPChildLaw @ChildRightsCnct
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When the #CSG was introduced in 1998 its value was based on the cost of food and clothing for a child. It now no longer covers the cost of food. Almost 8 million children in South Africa are living below the food poverty line. #UNCRC #ChildRightsNow #CRC95
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We're observing this session now. We made submissions to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child #UNCRC on children's health, social assistance and birth registration. Today the South Africa government reports on progress in realising children's rights. #ChildRightsNow #CRC95
24 Jan 2024
24/1/24 3PM Geneva the #UNCR enters a 2 day long evaluation of #childrensrights in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦. 📺 Watch live on UN webtv webtv.un.org/en/schedule @lexpsy
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6 Oct 2023
"Do we see and feel those who are living below the food poverty?"
Minister Zulu
@The_DSD @CIatUCT @UNICEF_SA
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Now available: "A Review of Child Poverty and the Value of the Child Support Grant (CSG)". The review is done by us for @The_DSD. Released this morning by Minister Lindiwe Zulu.
Read the full report: dsd.aflip.in/RCP2023
Read summary: dsd.aflip.in/RCPSummary
#EndChildPoverty
Our Senior Researchers Dr @Kath__Hall & @PaulaProudlock, who undertook the child poverty and Child Support Grant review for @The_DSD, are now presenting the report's findings at @NelsonMandela Foundation.
Watch live: dsdtv.org.za/
#EndChildPoverty #ChildProtection2023
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3 Oct 2023
South Africa is currently in the throes of a major fiscal crisis, right?
Wrong.
The @IEJ_SA has released a policy brief clearly showing that notions of a 'fiscal crisis' are exaggerated, & orchestrated by Treasury with the support of the financial press
iej.org.za/iej-statement-cla…
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The CSG has easily reached a large number of poor children & has the most pro-poor targeting record of all social grants. The review reflects on state of child poverty in SA, documents the policy process in development & expansion of CSG & reviews impact of CSG on child poverty.
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4 Oct 2023
"Wada confirmed that South Africa had not updated its anti-doping code and has fallen foul of Wada’s mandatory compliance requirements."
#RWC2023
#CWC23
Springboks and Proteas face national flag ban after SA falls foul of World Anti-Doping Code dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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2 Mar 2023
How can it be justifiable to perpetuate inequality, deliberately?
2 Mar 2023
This afternoon we released a report scorecard on the 2023/24 budget. This scorecard provides an overview of health, debt, gender, grants to name a few. We reiterate our calls for a more people-centred #Budget2023. For more information on recent outputs: budgetjusticesa.org/advocacy…
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2 Mar 2023
Look at the stark inequality in inflation!
[Op ed] #Budget2023 short-changes those in greatest need - children. Poor households spend a larger share of their budgets on basics - and inflation in these categories is higher than the headline rate ❗️Our Senior Researcher Dr @Kath__Hall in @BDliveSA bit.ly/3YfqFtV
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The grant is intended to cover the cost of feeding a child, and is already substantially below the food poverty line (R663 per person per month).
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We're relieved the announcement of 0 increases in April was a mistake. It's especially NB following high inflation rates over past year. However we're concerned the April increase to CSG (which amounts to 4.2% increase on its April 2022 value) is still far below food inflation!
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The correct grant increase amounts and implementation dates should be as follows 👇🏾
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Meanwhile, a flyer with SASSA branding has been widely circulated, indicating 0 increases to the 2 child grants in April. The incorrect info also appeared on SASSA's website this AM. SASSA has told us the flyer was not authorised by it & the info on the website will be corrected
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The FCG will increase by R50, to R1120 in April, with a further R10 increase in October, bringing the amount to R1130.
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Both @OfficialSASSA and @The_DSD have subsequently confirmed to us that increases to the two grants will in fact be implemented this April. The #CSG will increase by R20, to R500 per month, on 1 April, with a further R10 increase in October, bringing the amount to R510.
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It implied that these 2 NB grants which respectively reach 13 mil of the poorest children & a quarter of a million children in foster care, would receive no increases in April! However, the Budget Review (chapter 5) suggests that the increase will be split across April & October.
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But he then said: “The Child Support Grant rises from R480 to R510 on 1 October 2023, while the Foster Care Grant increases from R1070 to R1130 over the same period”. His statement implied that those children would have to wait another six months for their increases!
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