The ‘child from a village’ who helped reshape SA’s early childhood development sector
Daily Maverick | 01.09.2026 05:47
Early childhood development (ECD) advocate and social development services innovator Ntjantja Ned began her career as a social worker in QwaQwa, Free State, in 1978. While conducting community work and family visits in the former apartheid homeland, she witnessed first-hand the steep challenges facing young children.
