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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

Covid-19 stymies six years of progress in tackling poverty in Gauteng

Some 36% of Gauteng households live in poverty, according to a new survey, with poverty levels having shot up during the course of the pandemic

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
AGRICULTURE

South Africa’s invisible majority: Women feeding hungry families

Sit up, take notice and get angry that a third of South African households have R120 or less a person a week for food, let alone nutritious food

  • Tracy Ledger
  • Julie Smith
10 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