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Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) is saddened by the gruesome discovery of the body of eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk, in a storm water pipe outside Worcester. Tazne went missing in Elsies River, almost two weeks ago. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.

Save the Children calls on South Africa to use its non-permanent seat at the United Nations’ Security Council and its African Union Chairmanship to push for the protection of children affected by armed conflict.

Empathy is a funny thing. Every day, almost all of us in South Africa find ourselves weighing whether we can or should do something to help others. That’s part of living in the most unequal society in the world, where wealth exists just across the highway from poverty.

Save the Children South Africa has joined forces with Club Med, to improve the lives of children in South Africa. The partnership was officially launched at Club Med’s Golf Day, which was held in Midrand early this month. The event saw more R150, 000 being donated to SCSA. The money will be directed towards Early Childhood Development (ECD).

I recently accompanied one of our Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) community mediators to meet a young girl in Bez Valley, a part of Johannesburg that is a home to large migrant communities. I was there to find out more about the everyday realities of migration, from a gendered perspective.

A common question at the start of any meeting these days is “where has the year gone?” It is quite normal to lament the fast-paced passing of time around mid-Winter, but 2020 has been extraordinarily different, for many obvious and not so obvious reasons.

The girl sat with her back to the audience. In a heavy peach-coloured jacket, eyes closed, with a microphone in her hand. And she spoke of life in the township where she lives, of fear and inequality. It was a powerful message that fixed the attention of everyone in the room.

Limpopo’s government has hailed Save the Children South Africa’s (SCSA) work in the province. Representatives from the provincial government, were speaking at SCSA’s centenary celebration last week.

Save the Children South Africa (SCSA) has officially received a donation of almost half a million rand (€30, 000), after participating in Henkel’s global 50th birthday competition. The cheque was handed over at an event hosted at the Bounce indoor trampoline park in Midrand on Monday.