by Svetlana | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog, ECD News
Dlalanathi is a non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg. It was established in the late 1990’s in response to children who experienced loss as a result of the AIDS pandemic that was devastating families in KwaZulu-Natal. At the time there were no services...
by Svetlana | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, ECD News, The Policy Post
On 6 September 2016, the Departments of Social Development (DSD) and Basic Education (DBE) made another presentation to the Basic Education Parliamentary Portfolio Committee. The minutes of the briefing and Q&A can be viewed here. The Departments noted that they,...
by Svetlana | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, The Policy Post
Ilifa Labantwana’s recently published South African Early Childhood Review provides a welcome statistical overview of how well the government is meeting its duties to young children and their caregivers. The review notes that there is a legal and urgent duty on...
by Svetlana | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, The Policy Post
The Department of Health’s Annual Report and Annual Performance Plan for the period 2016/17 – 2018/19 notes significant improvements and ongoing challenges to the survival of children in South Africa. It notes that the under-five mortality rate has dropped from 56...
by Svetlana | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, The Policy Post
Looking back, it is clear from the recently published 2014/15 annual reports and strategic plans for the core ECD departments of Health, Social Development and Basic Education, that a number of important policy shifts have taken place. ECD is at the forefront of the...