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Category Archives: Food Security
Farmworkers fear speaking out over extreme conditions, says union
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTanya Petersen, Eyewitness News, 23 January 2023 The Black Association of the Agricultural Sector said that farmworkers exposed to extreme working conditions generally did not feel secure enough to voice their concerns to employers out of fear of losing their … Continue reading
‘Huge disaster in the making’: Food crisis looms as farmers buckle without power
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 20 January 2023 Agri Northern Cape says farmers desperately need more electricity to stave off a disaster in the region’s agricultural food production. Read More
Rising cost of living leaves 38% of SA consumers too broke to pay their bills
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 20 January 2023 38% of South African consumers are unable to pay their bills although they are spending less as they battle to pay their debts due to economic pressures, stagnant household incomes, and increasing inflation. … Continue reading
Load shedding sees culling of 10 million chicks: SA Poultry Association
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, 19 January 2023 There are more warnings of rising food prices due to load shedding, with the cost of chicken in the spotlight. Read More
Load shedding: Tonnes of food rotting as both producers and NGO’s battle to feed SA
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintDevina Haripersad, The Citizen, 19 January 2023 South Africans are lamenting the amount of food that is going bad as a result of load shedding and the extreme heat, where they are now being forced to throw out hundreds of … Continue reading
Energy crisis is seeping into South Africa’s food supply
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintPrinesha Naidoo, Paul Burkhardt and Felix Njini, Times Live, 19 January 2023 The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people, including chicken farmers. Read … Continue reading
