Hunger and disease draws protesters to parliament on World Food Day
Led by the People’s Health Movement, activists took to the streets of Cape Town to highlight food insecurity in the country.
Food insecurity
Costs of basic necessities going up and up
The author argues that government is failing to respond to the lived reality of communities by increasing the amount of the ‘Covid’ grant given to the poorest and making it more accessible.
Is Social Development in the EC concealing the numbers of children dying of hunger?
The South African Human Right Commission in the Eastern Cape hears of child malnutrition in the province.
Covid grant does even less as food prices soar
Food prices are rising as SDR grant recipients struggle to buy basic necessities.
On the road with Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa beans
It’s 8.40pm. A strong wind blows across the dark night sky, whistling through the large trees that protrude from the canopy formed by cocoa trees. […]
Alexandra food gardening in hard times
Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown has affected communal food gardens that contribute to food security for the poor in Alexandra.
The food crisis and hunger pandemic
The measures taken by government to slow the spread of COVID-19 have unmasked the face of racialised and gendered inequalities hiding in the folds of democracy.
Too hungry to go to class: South Africa’s university students need better support
The South African university student population has changed over the past 20 years to reflect wider society more closely than before. It’s no surprise therefore […]
Poorest in Zimbabwe look for food in dumps
Tsanzaguru is a relatively new township in Rusape about 200km away from Harare. Residents complain that Rusape Municipality is dumping food in the area, inviting scavenging by unscrupulous vendors.
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