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Part 7 | ‘No hunger here’ – How a Lenasia community garden helps unemployed families put food on the table
Lerato Kodisang
For unemployed father of three, Ramsenyane Lefenya, volunteering at a community garden in Lenasia South close to Johannesburg, means there are fresh vegetables to take home to his family every day. The 34-year-old father of three children aged 7, 9 and 11 depends on the R370 Social Relief of Distress
‘When She Can’t Breathe, I Carry Her’ – Living without Basic Services in Sanco-Ville
Thabang Thembani
Free State. Every time Phumza Manana suffers an asthma attack, her partner, Mhlangabezi Mgibiza has to carry her through the narrow footpaths of Sanco-ville informal settlement to the nearest place an ambulance can reach. The couple, who have lived in a shack in the settlement since 2020, get by without
Part 6 | Childhood hunger: When school meals stop, one Free State community steps in
Thabang Thembani
For some children at a Nyakallong school in the Free State, the school term means at least one guaranteed meal a day. When caregivers at the We Care Daycare Centre, based at S.A Mokhothu Primary School, realised that children’s need for food extended beyond the school term, they decided to
Limpopo softball star says medical support for injuries ends after tournaments
Moyahabo Mabeba
18-year-old Maphuti Hlako who qualified to represent South Africa’s under 18 team at an international softball tournament in Botswana, says behind the excitement lies anxiety about injuries, limited access to ongoing medical and mental health support and funding. Hlako is due to travel by bus with the team on 19
Part 5 | How one food stokvel helps 45 North West families fight hunger
Bakang Ditibane
Every month Mapiti Seleka puts aside her R370 unemployment grant, knowing that when food prices rise again, she will not have to face them alone. Together with 44 other households in Tsetse Village outside Mafikeng, she belongs to the Reabetswe Food Stokvel, a community savings group that helps families buy
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