Tag Archives: Food Security

Agri SA calls for army to be deployed on key routes to stop attacks on trucks

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintPhathu Luvhengo, Sowetan Live, 12 July 2023 Agri SA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to swiftly deploy soldiers to protect key routes, especially in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, amid attacks on trucks. Read More

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SA ranks 52 out of 113 countries for food availability and load shedding is largely to blame

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 5 July 2023 The Global Food Security Index 2022 ranked South Africa 52nd out of 113 countries for the availability of food but this ranking is likely to get worse this year due to the immense … Continue reading

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SA Harvest says 26% of SA population is food insecure

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 26 June 2023 Despite 11.8% year-on-year food inflation, South Africa wastes 10 million tonnes of food per year. Read More

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Inflation at 13-month low in May

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 21 June 2023 Inflation deceased to a 13-month low in May to 6.3% from 6,8% in April thanks to the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages decreasing to 11.8% from 13.9% in April, when it was … Continue reading

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Lack of road maintenance ‘putting food security at risk in SA’

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff Reporter, Sowetan Live, 19 June 2023 South Africa’s pothole-riddled roads, in the absence of urgently needed maintenance, pose a risk to food security in the country. Read More

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Motorists can still expect some relief at the pumps in June, says AA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMonitoring Reporter, Times Live, 5 June 2023 While international product prices are edging higher, and the rand remains weak against the US dollar, fuel users in South Africa can still expect relief at the pumps when fuel prices for June … Continue reading

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