Food security
What’s driving hunger in Gauteng, South Africa’s economic power house?
In Gauteng, about 35% of the population is meagre food insecure. They have (at the very least) skipped a meal because there was insufficient money for food.
Over 50 non-profit organisations are demanding that the funds rather be directed toward an immediate independent investigation into the root causes of hunger in South Africa and to find ways in which to alleviate it.
On Thursday, recommendations were handed over to government in a research report titled: 'Children, Social Assistance and Food Security'.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said food systems 'can and must play a leading role' in meeting its sustainable development goals by 2030.
The agricultural heartland, like Nigeria's northwestern states, is in the grip of years-long tit-for-tat violence between nomadic herders and farmers -- a feud that has sharpened as climate change intensifies competition for water and land.
Eyewitness News found food strewn across the streets and in various shopping centres that were affected by the violent looting and riots across parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in the last week.
The decision to stop operations at Tiger Brands came at a time when South Africans were anxious about the possibility of food shortages.
Food security is about more than just having sufficient supplies. It also requires food accessibility, affordability, nutrition and stability over time.
The Business Unity South Africa is concerned about the impact of looting on the nation's food security.
While the country grapples with COVID-19 that’s wreaked havoc on employment and the economy, residents in Elsies River and Tafelsig are dealing with more than one pandemic. #COVID19 #Gangsterism #CapeTown
Charities are struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for food as millions of families go hungry across the country.
The Social Development Department says 14 million people in South Africa were already food insecure before COVID-19.
There has been a raging debate over the fate of South African farmers following invasions and killings across the country.
Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now the novel coronavirus were creating a perfect storm for the expected sharp rise in food insecurity, according to a report by several UN agencies.
Waiters, chefs and restaurant owners in Franschhoek and elsewhere are protesting under the banner #JobsSaveLives.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN said the region had five million children under the age of five who were acutely malnourished.
Africa Check takes a look at what is in the food parcels from the Gauteng government and whether it’s “enough” for a family of four for one month?
The situation in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is reflected across sub-Saharan Africa.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza appealed to the public to not panic as the country has sufficient food supplies.