In The News
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Press about Ilifa Labantwana
- (25 February 2024) Commentary on Budget 2024. This interview was aired on Newzroom Afrika.
- (22 February 2024) Commentary on Budget 2024. This interview was aired on ENCA.
- (19 February 2024) Budget 2024: Calls to allocate more funding for the struggling early childhood sector. This article was published in The Citizen.
- (4 October 2023) Investment in early childhood development could cut inequality and ignite growth. This interview was aired on SAFM.
- (1 October 2023) Investment in early childhood development could cut inequality and ignite growth. This opinion piece was published by Business Day.
- (19 November 2020) Interview. This interview was aired on SAFM.
- (5 Novemeber 2020) Covid-19 has devastated early childhood development programmes, but we’re slowly clawing our way back. This Op-Ed was first published in the Daily Maverick.
- (18 March 2018) Never too young to start learning. This story was first published in the the Rapport.
- (17 January 2018) Early childhood development Essential. This story was first published in the Pretoria News.
- (16 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Cape Talk.
- (16 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Bush Radio.
- (16 October 2017) Essential services needed for all. This story was first published in the Cape Times.
- (16 October 2017) Nutrition – a child’s first 1,000 days are what really counts. This story was first published in the Daily Maverick.
- (16 October 2017) Nutrition – a child’s first 1,000 days are what really counts. This story was first published in the MSN South Africa.
- (16 October 2017) 1.5 million small children in SA don’t have toilets at home. This story was first published in the Dispatch Live.
- (16 October 2017) 1.5m kids lack toilets. This story was first published in the Sunday Times.
- (16 October 2017) Disadvantaged for life. This story was first published in the Health-e News.
- (13 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Tru FM.
- (13 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Umhlobo Wenene.
- (12 October 2017) Deprivation of children in rural areas leads to lifelong disadvantages, review suggests. This story was first published in the Herald newspaper.
- (12 October 2017) News. This news item was aired on Smile 90.4 FM.
- (12 October 2017) Poor children`s learning abilities compromised. This story was first published in the New Age newspaper.
- (12 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Power FM.
- (12 October 2017) South Africa Rural kids denied early development services. This story was first published in the Sunday Times newspaper.
- (11 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Radio 786.
- (11 October 2017) Interview. This interview was aired on Radio 702.
- (11 October 2017) Rural children face poorer health and a life of lower earnings. This story was first published in the Business Day.
- (11 October 2017) Rural SA children face a lifetime of lower income, poorer health. This story was first published in the Sowetan Live newspaper.
- (11 October 2017) South Africa Rural SA children face a lifetime of lower income and poorer health. This story was first published in the Sunday Times newspaper.
- (16 July 2017) Scramble against measles outbreak. This story was first published in the Sunday Times newspaper.
- (14 December 2016) What the minimum wage means for ECD. This interview was broadcast on Radio 786.
- (30 November 2016) The facts explode the child-grant myth. This article was first published in the Mail&Guardian newspaper.
- (20 December 2016) The 10 worst myths about growing up poor in South Africa. This article first appeared in The Huffington Post South Africa.
- (22 November 2016) Crushing the myths about child support grants. This article was first published on www.702.co.za.
- (15 June 2016) Unlocking the economic value of early childhood development. This interview first flighted on CNBC Africa.
- (20 May 2016) We speak to SAFM’s Morning Talk about the Early Childhood Review 2016.
- (12 May 2016) More than half of South African children left behind. This article first appeared in Health-E News.
- (11 May 2016) SA’s children poor and malnourished. This article first appeared in Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism (Mail & Guardian)
- (16 August 2016) We speak to Cape Town’s Bush FM about our #LovePlayTalk community activations.
- (19 July 2016) Sleep essential to make space for new memories. This article first appeared in Die Son newspaper.
- (13 January 2016) Grade RR: Priority or pie in the sky? This article first appeared on the Daily Maverick website.
- (15 September 2015) Sonja Giese, Project Director at Ilifa, explains why talking to babies while they`re in the utero can be beneficial. This interview first aired on Cape Talk.
- (1 September 2015) Parenting app takes innovation prize. This article first appeared on the itWeb website.
- (28 July 2015) SA’s timeliest investment: The first 1000 days of a child’s education. This article first appeared on the Daily Maverick website
- (29 June 2015) App to help parents choose best creches. This article first appeared in the Cape Times newspaper.
News about early childhood development
- (12 July 2017) How poverty affects the brain. This article first appeared in Nature.com.
- (6 April 2017) No child left behind thanks to Siyakwazi, a community-based programme in KZN. This article first appeared on the Daily Maverick website.
- (8 January 2016) Varsity fees bind is but a symptom. This article first appeared in the Business Day newspaper.