If children don’t eat properly, they cannot learn properly. Anyone who has tried to study for exams on an empty stomach can attest to this. If we conducted a survey with local food outlets they would probably confirm that they do more business over the exam periods than at most other times during the year.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
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