23% of SA’s children suffer from severe hunger: Experts tested solutions

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Leila Patel, Matshidiso Valeria Sello and Sadiyya Haffejee, Times Live, 1 April 2025

A 2024 Unicef report found 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Read More

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Easter break joy for motorists with big petrol price drop expected

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Faizel Patel, The Citizen, 28 March 2025

There might be some good news for motorists ahead of the Easter break with a significant drop in the price of petrol. Read More

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SA in a water crisis – govt officials admit

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Koena Mashale, Sowetan Live, 28 March 2025

SA’s water crisis has reached a critical point, with government officials sounding the alarm over the country’s deteriorating water systems and the growing challenges to providing safe, clean drinking water to millions of citizens. Read More

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Another sluice gate opened at the Vaal Dam

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Enkosi Selane, The Citizen, 28 March 2025

The department of water and sanitation has taken decisive action to control rising water levels across the Vaal River system, opening sluice gates at both the Grootdraai and Vaal dams. Read More

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Many struggling with high cost of food

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Jeanette Chabalala, Times Live, 28 March 2025

Sarah Makgato says she spends up to R1,700 on groceries. Read More

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Water should be supplied through pipes, not trucks – Ramaphosa

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Augustus Consulting

Koena Mashale, Sowetan Live, 27 March 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no dignity if people are forced to stand in the street waiting for trucks to deliver water to them. Read More

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