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Tag Archives: Hunger
Many SA households don’t have enough food to eat – study
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKoena Mashale, Sowetan Live, 4 June 2025 Over 23% of SA households experienced inadequate or severely inadequate access to food, a recently released report on food security has revealed. Read More
23% of SA’s children suffer from severe hunger: Experts tested solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLeila Patel, Matshidiso Valeria Sello and Sadiyya Haffejee, Times Live, 1 April 2025 A 2024 Unicef report found 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Read … Continue reading
HSRC study reveals severe food insecurity across South Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintDries Liebenberg, SABC News, 20 August 2024 A recent study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) indicates that South Africa is facing severe food insecurity nationwide, challenging the perception that the country enjoys overall food security. Read More
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
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
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
