Birth to Twenty is committed to disseminating recent research results to the public, the academic and scientific communities, and other stakeholders. Over the years, relationships have been established with various media personnel and agencies, and over 150 media releases on Bt20 have appeared in newspapers, magazines or on radio and television programmes.
For more information, contact
Professor Shane Norris
Director: DPHRU
Email: Shane.Norris@wits.ac.za
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2005
| June | Vilane tops Everest for the second time, Saturday Dispatch, p.1
New nation under the microscope, Sunday Times, p.17 |
| April | SA?s kids to be conned into exercising, Sunday Times |
| March | Schools scandals: pre-teen pregnancy, Saturday Star, p 1
Shame of our child moms, The Independent |
| February | Vilane off to Everest, City Vision, p.8 |
| anuary | Diet Warning for SA Children, The Mercury, p.1
No mountain too high for charities, Daily Sun, p.4
A second shot at the summit, The Star, p.11 |
2004
| September | Youth upbeat on living the South African dream, Pretoria News, p.1
Young South Africans are optimistic, Sowetan, p.3
Teens are upbeat about SA, The Citizen, p.3
SA teens love their country, its people, This Day p.2
Teens are proud of SA, Daily Sun, p.4 |
| June | Sex games children play. Saturday Star, pg 1. |
| May | Six more before Twenty. City Vision, pg 4.
See how they?ve grown. Sunday Sun, pg 13.
The changing face of the SA family. Sunday Times, pg 6. |
| March | Mandela?s children. Arena, pg 19. |
| January | Huge study is benefiting all children. City Vision. |
2003
| December | Mum?s the word, but dads count for a lot too. The Star,pg 6.
SA Fatherhood Project to publish book. City Press.
Many feast without a father. Apartheid didn?t promote healthy families. This Day, pg 4. |
| November | The effect of birth weight and subsequent growth in glucose tolerance in children. Roodeport Record, pg 44.
Birth to Twenty Research Programme. Southern Courier, pg 36. |
| October | Lae geboortegewig kan by kinders lei tot die diabetes. Naweek Beeld, pg 11.
Pregnancy warning. Sunday Times, pg 5. |
| August | Die kinders kyk te veel, doen to min. Beeld, pg 10. |
| July | Poorer children get a raw deal in the healthy living stakes - study. Pretoria News, pg 3. |
2002
2001