#South Africa
#RaiseTheGrade: Ask the South African Government to Expand the Early Grade Reading Package
Nearly 80% of grade 4 students in South Africa can’t read for meaning. Read more
460 Adolescent Girls Are Infected With HIV Daily: UNAIDS Report
Some 50 girls aged between 10 and 19 die from AIDS-related causes every day. Read more
Xenophobic Attacks Surge in South Africa Ahead of Elections
Police blame criminals targeting immigrant-owned businesses. Read more
South African Youth Employment Enterprise Harambee Just Won a Prestigious Global Award
More than 100,000 young people have benefitted from the organisation. Read more
South Africa Just Signed a Declaration to End ‘National Crisis’ of Gender-Based Violence
The president said the country’s femicide rate is almost five times higher than the global average. Read more
This South African Painter’s Art Lifts Up the Voices of Marginalised Women
Kilmany-Jo Liversage’s work is a feminist protest against gender inequality and discrimination. Read more
Vodacom Kicks Off Delivery of R500 Million Pit Toilet Commitment Made at Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100
The company committed to the fight to eradicate pit latrines in South Africa. Read more
South African Universities Are Getting Almost R1 Billion To Help Settle Student Debt
Nearly 53,000 students will benefit from the funding. Read more