# The DA in the Eastern Cape say the provincial Social Development Department delivered only nine batches food parcels to schools in the first quarter of 2025. That includes two in January, and seven in March despite a 6.1-million-rand budget. DA’s Marlene Ewers calls it a catastrophic failure amid deepening hunger. She demands an urgent audit, monthly reporting, warning that inaction is costing lives as malnutrition among children continues to rise.
DA claims just nine batches of food parcels delivered to Eastern Cape schools amid rising hunger