Food security

At least 116 children died from malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in one year

Conference on hunger hears there’s more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger.

Displaced Limpopo farmers battle to make a living

Farmers had been working communal land near Phalaborwa since 2014

Agricultural hubs create work and hope for hundreds

But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about hunger

We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

Small farmer makes a comeback after devastating floods

Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling

Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture

Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday

Rural women shed light on food insecurity

“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer

Without Ma Rosey, these children would have nothing all day but sugar water

Mthatha mother battles to feed the children who come to her day care centre

Children in the Eastern Cape are not being fed enough at school

Some schools are not getting even the minimum funding from the National School Nutrition Programme

Half a cabbage is a meal for seven people as hunger grips the Eastern Cape

Gift of the Givers says it’s inundated with calls for help

In photos: Hunger and hope in Touwsrivier

Thriving Langa gardens feed hungry families

Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots

Lack of funds forces Philippi vegetable soup kitchen to cut down on meals

Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape