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https://novanews.co.za/hermanustimes/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/da35de7df94a47fb8bcfa5143a4656d8.jpg15331080“Period poverty” is a reality across South African communities. Many women and girls simply cannot afford sanitary products, which impacts negatively on their lives by their choosing to stay away from work or to school while menstruating.