Tag Archives: Food Crisis

Malnutrition claims more lives as hunger stalks SA’s kids

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAlex Patrick and Suthentira Govender, Times Live, 8 May 2022 In a country that is a net exporter of food, little children are eating sand to fill their bellies — and starving to death. Read More

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Petrol price to drop, diesel price goes up on Wednesday

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNivashni Nair, Times Live, 3 May 2022 The price of petrol will decrease by 12 cents a litre while diesel will see an increase of at least 98c/l on Wednesday. Read More

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Study shows decline in farming interest in South Africa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 2 May 2022 A study by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy has revealed a decline in farming interest in South Africa. Read More

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Household food basket price for April increases again

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 29 April 2022 The household food basket price for April has increased, with cooking oil costing R52,35 more as the core food price that increased the most along with 34 of the 44 foods surveyed. Read … Continue reading

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Ukraine crisis means food prices will see more spikes, not only in SA, but across Africa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 27 April 2022 Food price inflation in Africa is likely to intensify across the continent in coming months, due to the heavy weighting of food of between 30% and 50% in the CPI basket, coupled with … Continue reading

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‘Malnutrition is slow violence’: SA’s children are hungry for mass-based support

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAnna Majavu, Times Live, 25 April 2022 A new campaign against child starvation will hold public hearings into children affected by malnutrition and take government to the Constitutional Court for violating the rights of children to food and life. Read … Continue reading

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