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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
Concern: The exceptionally hot conditions are great if you have water in which to frolic. But most provinces have seen livestock dying and farmers having to delay planting crops. Photo: Alon Skuy/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty
AGRICULTURE AND DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA

It’s hot and records have been broken

The increase in temperature has been above the 1°C pre-industrial level for the past 12 months

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
Louis van Ravesteyn, Head Agri Business, Business and Commercial, Standard Bank Group.
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA

Africa embraces the challenges of climate change to usher in new agricultural era

A combined approach of investment in infrastructure, education, access to affordable technology and financial solutions is required

  • Louis van Ravesteyn
6 min read
Hundreds of thousands of households rely on informal traders to buy food
AFRICAN CITIES FOOD CHALLENGES

South African cities face hunger and food insecurity as cost of living soars

Hundreds of thousands of households rely on informal traders to buy food

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read