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Hunger

Food ‘waste’ should be repurposed for the poor
The Green Guardian
/ 25 September 2023

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

By Sheree Bega
People are starving in South Africa, the land of plenty
Opinion
/ 5 May 2023

People are starving in South Africa, the land of plenty

South Africa is food secure but people cannot afford nutritious food – or even food every day

By Ozayr Patel
Harness ‘waste’ food for SA’s hungry, says nonprofit FoodForward SA
National
/ 22 March 2023

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

By Eunice Masson
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Opinion
/ 18 February 2023

City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how

Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger

By Nicole Ludolph
Ten million tonnes of food wasted a year, but millions in SA go hungry
Opinion
/ 21 November 2022

Ten million tonnes of food wasted a year, but millions in SA go hungry

The country needs a food donation policy so that more people can be fed, says redistribution nonprofit FoodForward SA

By Heather Dugmore
Hungry for action campaign: Time for a food and finance revolution
Opinion
/ 19 September 2022

Hungry for action campaign: Time for a food and finance revolution

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

By Graça Machel and Mary Robinson
Why a just energy transition requires seismic surveying
The Green Guardian
/ 24 June 2022

Why a just energy transition requires seismic surveying

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

By Peter Courtney
What’s driving hunger in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic power house
Opinion
/ 13 May 2022

What’s driving hunger in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic power house

Vulnerable families depend on the delivery of essential services and safety nets to survive

By Adrino Mazenda & Saul Ngarava
Investing in nutrition is a crucial step in improving children’s rights
Opinion
/ 21 March 2022

Investing in nutrition is a crucial step in improving children’s rights

Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa

By Ofentse Mboweni
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa extends R350 grant for another year
Business
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: Ramaphosa extends R350 grant for another year

In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support

By Sarah Smit
Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa
National
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa

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

By Emsie Ferreira
New strategies are required to control food-price inflation
Opinion
/ 31 January 2022

New strategies are required to control food-price inflation

Food-price inflation has a direct effect on people’s lives — and it hits the poor the hardest

By Jayati Ghosh
The time is ripe for Africa’s food policy to change
Opinion
/ 13 December 2021

The time is ripe for Africa’s food policy to change

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

By Mehrdad Ehsani
A sustainable approach to ending hunger
Opinion
/ 20 October 2021

A sustainable approach to ending hunger

Financial investments and high-tech measures aimed at increasing farm productivity and cutting food waste can solve chronic global hunger by 2030

By Maximo Torero
The ANC, DA and EFF ‘oblivious’ to climate crisis —  Climate Justice Charter Movement
The Green Guardian
/ 19 October 2021

The ANC, DA and EFF ‘oblivious’ to climate crisis — Climate Justice Charter Movement

The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’

By Sheree Bega
South African politicians must urgently address childhood stunting
Opinion
/ 29 September 2021

South African politicians must urgently address childhood stunting

Chronic malnutrition is ruining the future for thousands of children

By Ofentse Mboweni
Civil society steps in to fight SA’s ‘hidden hunger’ revealed by Covid-19
Opinion
/ 24 September 2021

Civil society steps in to fight SA’s ‘hidden hunger’ revealed by Covid-19

The healthy-food famine does not fit stereotypical images of need, yet it can be addressed creatively

By Brittany Kesselman
South Africa wastes 10mn tons of food a year
The Green Guardian
/ 21 August 2021

South Africa wastes 10mn tons of food a year

A new study shows how 45% of the available food supply is wasted in the country

By Sheree Bega
Covid-19 draws the bulk of health sector’s focus, at the expense of children
National
/ 3 August 2021

Covid-19 draws the bulk of health sector’s focus, at the expense of children

Children have accounted for a relatively low number of coronavirus cases, but other facets of their healthcare and wellbeing have suffered

By Eunice Masson
FoodForward SA to resume operations on Friday after R8m worth of losses from looting and vandalism
National
/ 15 July 2021

FoodForward SA to resume operations on Friday after R8m worth of losses from looting and vandalism

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

By Chris Gilili
World Hunger Day: Children in South Africa still going hungry
National
/ 28 May 2021

World Hunger Day: Children in South Africa still going hungry

One in seven South Africans reported child hunger in February and March this year, according to a recent survey

By Eunice Masson and M&G Data Desk
Sona 21: Malnutrition, Mr President, should be a ‘foremost, overriding priority’
Opinion
/ 12 February 2021

Sona 21: Malnutrition, Mr President, should be a ‘foremost, overriding priority’

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

By Ofentse Mboweni
Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments
Opinion
/ 16 January 2021

Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments

The pandemic has provided humanity with a taste of a future at the limits of existence, as well as an appetite for change

By Open Letter
Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa
Africa
/ 14 December 2020

Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa

In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions

By Deprose Muchena
South Africa has surplus food, but we need to intercept it
Opinion
/ 12 November 2020

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

By Andy Du Plessis
Processed food has bad press, but it’s essential for nutrition security
Opinion
/ 16 October 2020

Processed food has bad press, but it’s essential for nutrition security

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

By Gunnar Sigge
Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars
Coronavirus
/ 2 October 2020

Citizens bear Covid’s economic scars

Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces

By Sarah Smit and M&G Data Desk
How to feed thousands
Opinion
/ 12 September 2020

How to feed thousands

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…

By Alison Misselhorn
Open schools mean full tummies as feeding schemes resume
Coronavirus
/ 30 August 2020

Open schools mean full tummies as feeding schemes resume

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

By Pontsho Pilane
Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey
Coronavirus
/ 15 July 2020

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

By Sarah Smit
Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
Africa
/ 2 July 2020

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

The warning signs couldn’t be clearer that we need to act now to prevent millions dying from starvation

By Mimi Alemayehou
Three months in, Covid-19 poses triple threats in Africa
Africa
/ 18 May 2020

Three months in, Covid-19 poses triple threats in Africa

Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability

By Edwin Ikhuoria
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