The Legal Resources Centre hails court order as stunning victory for indigenous communities along the coast
Farmers face higher input costs such as hikes in fertilisers and fuel prices as well as the expected 20.5% electricity hike requested by Eskom, says AgriSA
Cold-chain and refrigeration capacity are among the priorities of the programmes supported by the African Centres of Excellence, the University of Birmingham and the United Nations
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
Health professionals have called on leaders at COP26 to prioritise changing food systems to reduce their effect on the climate, as well as to prevent deaths
Projects in North West and Limpopo grow hope of surviving climate change
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children
The Southern African region has vast groundwater resources, but only 1.5% is being used
Children have accounted for a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, but other facets of their healthcare and wellbeing have suffered
Children are being deprived not only of education, but also nutrition. Governments and the international community must secure these inalienable rights
The organisation serves 1 250 registered organisations around South Africa, including old age homes, homeless people shelters, centres for abused women, orphanages and healthcare facilities, providing food for 650 000 people daily
Restrictions are likely to affect people who consume fuel for uses such as running generators to power medical equipment, says the Automobile Association
Arrests have risen to nearly 3 000 as looting and violence continue in two provinces in South Africa
Greenpeace Africa reports that the fishmeal and fish oil industry is ‘robbing the Gambia, Mauritania and Senegal of livelihoods and food’
But thousands of their success stories remain undocumented, their value unmeasured
Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds
South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice
Farming must embrace sustainable, regenerative agriculture practices to secure our future
Unpredictable and unbearable heat waves, floods and rain set to wreak havoc in Africa
One third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. We can reduce hunger if we collaborate
We can only end hunger when people have control over what they eat and how that food is produced
The award recognises the essential contribution to research made by a team studying the Western Indian Ocean which faces an ecosystems and livelihoods disaster
If micronutrients are blown away and the soil dries, the Free State maize crop is threatened
Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market
The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans
The warning signs couldn’t be clearer that we need to act now to prevent millions dying from starvation
The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa
Street traders are central to food security in Johannesburg. But since being declared an essential service under lockdown, street trade in South Africa’s biggest city has returned to uneven ground
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability
We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty
People know what they need to buy, the payments can piggyback on the Sassa system and the money will help prevent people from falling further into long-term poverty