Based at the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town @CIatUCT Working on poverty, inequality and social justice in South Africa.
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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
24/1/24 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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"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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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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"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/…
How can it be justifiable to perpetuate inequality, deliberately?
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…
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.