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Kopano Matlwa Mabaso

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Kopano Matlwa Mabaso

Dr Kopano Matlwa Mabaso is executive director of Grow Great, which seeks to mobilise South Africa towards a national commitment to zero stunting by 2030

COVID 19

Big retailers need to step up to the plate

To stave off a multi-generational malnutrition crisis, the food industry must work with government to provide highly nutritious foods at cost during the pandemic

  • Kopano Matlwa Mabaso
5 min read
Interventions such as immediate food relief and raising awareness are needed to address both undernutrition and obesity
BASIC FOOD BASKET

With no nutritional reserves, Covid-19 will push people over the edge

With South Africa under lockdown, many South Africans are hungry — and very soon persistent hunger will dramatically increase malnutrition

  • Kopano Matlwa Mabaso
3 min read