Category Archives: Food Security

Eskom to implement stage 3 load shedding on Tuesday

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEyewitness News, 27 December 2022 Two days after Christmas, power utility Eskom on Tuesday announced the implementation of Stage 3 load shedding from 4pm and 5am on Wednesday. Read More

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Child nutrition programmes can feed inequality: model from South Africa shows how context shapes lives

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintChris Desmond and Agnes Erzse, Times Live, 26 December 2022 Interventions to improve nutrition, especially for children and pregnant women, can be critical for health, physical growth and cognitive development, enabling better lives and futures. Read More

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Eskom to implement Stage 1 load shedding from Monday

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintCitizen Reporter, 25 December 2022 South Africa will return to Stage 1 load shedding from Monday morning, Eskom has announced. Read More

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Eskom promises to keep the lights on, on Christmas Day

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 24 December 2022 Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended from 5am on Sunday morning until 5am on Monday morning. Read More

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WC agriculture sector: Eskom must review load shedding schedule

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintZulpha Khan, Eyewitness News, 24 December 2022 Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer on Saturday appealed to Eskom to make special provisions for farmers preparing for the harvesting season. Read More

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TLU SA calls on govt’s intervention to ensure food security amid power crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNokukhanya Mntambo, Eyewitness News, 24 December 2022 Agricultural organisation TLU SA has called on government to intervene in the country’s electricity crisis, warning that food security remains under threat. Read More

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