Food security
UCT food bank offers science students peace of mind
Funded by donations, Student Outreach and Support has helped more than 70 students in two years
By Alice Scott
News | 30 October 2026
Masiphumelele youth explore ways to access healthy food
Members of the Masiphumelele Creative Hub support community soup kitchens and vegetable gardens
By Abonge Chiya
News | 20 October 2026
Hundreds march to Parliament over El Niño and hunger
Government officials agreed that action is needed
By Abonge Chiya
News | 16 October 2026
Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals
Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift
Brief | 11 September 2026
Court victory: KZN ordered to pay overdue subsidies to crèches
About 1,000 protesters gathered outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court
Brief | 23 June 2026
Protesters demand Steenhuisen take action to end hunger
South Africa produces sufficient food yet millions go to bed hungry, says the Union Against Hunger
Brief | 28 May 2026
The need to grow food in informal settlements
Government must take food security into account when upgrading informal settlements like Slovo Park, says SERI
Opinion | 22 April 2026
How fuel hikes impact the price of bread
Record diesel prices will increase food production costs
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Jacques Malherbe.
Charts | 3 April 2026
Documentary reveals SA’s skewed food system
With nearly one in five households being food insecure, activists call for urgent action
News | 30 March 2026