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Food insecurity: Households typically move through stages: worrying about running out of food; cutting portions or compromising diet quality; skipping meals; and ultimately going a whole day without eating. Photo: File
CHILD HUNGER

Hunger rising sharply across SA households

South Africa’s hunger crisis is deepening, with millions of households skipping meals and children facing severe deprivation, a new report warns

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Every year, more than 10 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in South Africa before it reaches the plates of consumers. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue

Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
Every year, more than 10 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in South Africa before it reaches the plates of consumers. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANDY DU PLESSIS

Food ‘waste’ should be repurposed for the poor

An NPO is working with government departments and Nedlac to change South Africa’s food donations policy

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Photo: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ANDY DU PLESSIS

Harness ‘waste’ food for SA’s hungry, says nonprofit FoodForward SA

Food considered ‘waste’ after reaching its ‘best before’ date can help stem hunger and malnutrition

  • Eunice Masson
5 min read