Tag Archives: Hunger

Africa’s food security high on agenda of second Russia-Africa summit

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLindsay  Dentlinger, Eyewitness News, 26 July 2023 Food security in Africa will be high on the agenda when the second Russia-Africa summit begins in St Petersburg on Thursday. 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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Low-income South Africans forced to go hungry as food prices explode

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 1 June 2022 Food prices are exploding and low-income consumers are being forced to go hungry, according to the May 2022 Household Affordability Index. Read More

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World Hunger Day: How is malnutrition affecting South Africa?

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKeely Goodall, Eyewitness News, 28 May 2022 Saturday is World Hunger Day and with the rising level of malnutrition among children in South Africa it is important to look at access to food across the country. Read More

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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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