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Category Archives: Food Security
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
Hunger grips Southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNyasha Chingono, Times Live, 3 April 2024 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needs more than $2bn (R37.6bn) in aid to feed millions of people facing hunger. Read More
April will bring petrol price hikes but some diesel reductions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTimes Live, 28 March 2024 April will be a mixed bag for motorists in fuel prices, with petrol going up while the cost of diesel will either increase or decrease slightly depending on whether you live inland or at the … Continue reading
