An NPO is working with government departments and Nedlac to change South Africa’s food donations policy
South Africa is food secure but people cannot afford nutritious food – or even food every day
Food considered ‘waste’ after reaching its ‘best before’ date can help stem hunger and malnutrition
Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger
The country needs a food donation policy so that more people can be fed, says redistribution nonprofit FoodForward SA
The world must act now because the food system is broken and families from Mozambique to Ireland don’t know where their next meal will come from
Careful balancing of the pros and cons of seismic surveys show the harm is not worth the lost income that could alleviate hunger and poverty
Vulnerable families depend on the delivery of essential services and safety nets to survive
Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
Food-price inflation has a direct effect on people’s lives — and it hits the poor the hardest
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Financial investments and high-tech measures aimed at increasing farm productivity and cutting food waste can solve chronic global hunger by 2030
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children
The healthy-food famine does not fit stereotypical images of need, yet it can be addressed creatively
A new study shows how 45% of the available food supply is wasted in the country
Children have accounted for a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, but other facets of their healthcare and wellbeing have suffered
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
One in seven South Africans reported child hunger in February and March this year, according to a recent survey
Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this
The pandemic has provided humanity with a taste of a future at the limits of existence, as well as an appetite for change
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
One third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. We can reduce hunger if we collaborate
In an ideal world we’d all eat farm fresh, organically grown food, but an ever-expanding global population amid rapid urbanisation needs nutritious food in sufficient quantities
Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces
During lockdown, a powerful civil society network stepped up to the plate and managed to feed hundreds of thousands. People kept asking how this was done…
About four in five learners in the country’s poorest schools rely on the one meal they receive at school, but they weren’t able to get it for more than four months, during which child hunger increased because of the pandemic
Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa
The warning signs couldn’t be clearer that we need to act now to prevent millions dying from starvation
Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability