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Andy Du Plessis

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Andy Du Plessis

Andy Du Plessis is managing director of FoodForward SA

2020 CHILD GAUGE REPORT

Non-profit organisations are critical to redressing structural causes of poverty

But thousands of their success stories remain undocumented, their value unmeasured

  • Andy Du Plessis
6 min read
Hunger in Africa persists not primarily because of a lack of science, but because the connective tissue between evidence, policy and implementation is weak.
DEFF

South Africa has surplus food, but we need to intercept it

One third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. We can reduce hunger if we collaborate

  • Andy Du Plessis
6 min read
Our economy may have doubled since 1994, but this growth has not trickled down to improve the livelihoods of the majority of South Africans
DEMOCRACY

Heritage Month leaves much to be desired

Our economy may have doubled since 1994, but this growth has not trickled down to improve the livelihoods of the majority of South Africans

  • Andy Du Plessis
5 min read