Food security
Covid-19: Roads blocked, rocks thrown during food protest in Cape Town
“We’re not going to die from the coronavirus, but we will die of hunger”
News | 14 April 2020
Covid-19: School feeding reopens in Western Cape
But South African Democratic Teachers Union accuses province of undermining national plan to limit the spread of Covid-19
News | 9 April 2020
“Townships should not be a dumping site for unhealthy food”
People’s Health Movement urges government to do more to curb malnutrition and obesity in townships
Brief | 10 December 2019
Uitenhage gogo feeds 100 people daily
Sheila Isaacs offers free meals to those in need
News | 20 April 2018
Philippi’s vegetables feed the hungry
Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies
Photo Essay | 1 November 2017
Protecting the precious Philippi aquifer
If we stop producing, there’ll be empty shelves in the shops, say vegetable farmers
Photo Essay | 30 October 2017
City’s food basket faces uncertain future
The Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign have taken the City’s rezoning decision for judicial review
News | 27 October 2017
Farmers speak out against new plant bills
Pending legislation will have a devastating effect if made into law, claim small scale producers
News | 26 September 2017
Backyard veggie gardens put food on the table
Zimbabwean turns from teaching marketing to marketing vegetables
News | 18 September 2017