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Category Archives: Food Security
Cold weather sees Limpopo farmers losing crops
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintBaatseba Mabowa, SABC News, 12 July 2024 Some farmers in Limpopo have suffered severe financial losses caused by the black frost following low temperatures this week. Read More
Motorists to expect fuel price decreases in July
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 21 June 2024 The Automobile Association (AA), says motorists can expect more fuel price decreases next month. Read More
Small-scale farmers only make up under 1% of sales: Report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 19 June 2024 Less than one percent of the total sales value in the national fresh produce markets comes from small-holder or Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMME) farmers. Read More
Cost of food creeps up to all-time high
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNoxolo Sibiya, Sowetan Live, 27 May 2024 The cost of staple food such as maize meal and rice has nearly doubled since the last national and provincial elections were held in 2019. Read More
‘Skyrocketing food prices force families to downgrade’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSiyabulela Makunga, Sowetan Live, 13 May 2024 Earlier last week, the Competition Commission released its latest edition of the Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM) quarterly report. Read More
UN Office expresses concern over El Nino impact in Southern Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSherwin Bryce-Pease, SABC News, 9 April 2024 The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern about the continued impact brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon in the Southern Africa region. Read More