Simon (not real name) is an 18 year old Grade 12 learner at a school in Limpopo.

In his affidavit he explains "how my life has been affected by not receiving any meals through the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) at my school".

SECTION27 and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) have approached the court on behalf of a number of learners, parents, teachers and school governing bodies in an attempt to get the government to feed millions of children who have gone hungry since the schools closed during the Covid-19 lockdown.

SECTION27 and EELC have filed a number of affidavits on behalf of their clients - Equal Education and the School Governing Bodies of two schools.

Maverick Citizen has been given access to affidavits from the SECTION27 and EELC clients and they make for harrowing reading.