At a recent Unisa event, a teacher shared the heartbreaking tale of Shane, an eight-year-old boy caught in a cycle of violence and neglect, reflecting a broader crisis in South Africa's education ...

Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a ...

I want to be a doctor so I can fix people. But my uncle says girls in our house don’t go to school for long. They get married.”These words from 9-year-old Hauwa, spoken to me during a recent visit to ...

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was set to incinerate nearly 500 metric tons (550 imperial tons) of ...

Every day, learners fight. Intimidating other learners and teachers, they turn what should be safe spaces into places of fear ...

Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

Nutrition supplement packets with USAID logo prints are pictured at a market, inside the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, ...

A huge percentage of South Africa's children live in desperately poor conditions, often abandoned or orphaned and vulnerable to abuse. And things are getting worse, according to a report due for ...

Schools can transform into sanctuaries for learning and personal growth, paving the way for a future where healing takes precedence over punishment, says Professor Suriamurthee Maistry.

Nearly seven out of 10 children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unable to understand a simple text by age 10, a report by the Global Coalition for Foundational Learning has said ...

Africa's disappointing economic performance since independence in the 1960s is often blamed on corruption, poor governance and lack of competition. But structurally, the main reason is demographics.