Food and nutrition
Health inspectors locked in coldroom
Lesotho store managers accused of locking up officials who found rotten meat
Brief | 21 January 2026
Calls for Nestlé to remove sugar from baby foods
Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content
By Joan van Dyk
News | 25 November 2025
Porterville women share their heritage through food
The Purple Mountain Arts Residency hosted its second Heritage Day festival
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 24 September 2025
Grant to prevent malnutrition is in limbo
Cabinet has concerns about Maternal Support Grant
News | 19 May 2025
Immigrant spaza shop owners battle to meet registration deadline
Problems with documents from Home Affairs affect shop owners’ ability to comply with President Ramaphosa’s announcement about food outlets
News | 7 March 2025
Targeting immigrant spaza shops is unconstitutional, warns activist
The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores
By Tladi Moloi
News | 20 November 2024
At least 116 children died from malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in one year
Conference on hunger hears there’s more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger.
By Mike Loewe
News | 9 September 2024
Soup kitchen serves Eastern Cape children the only meal they’ll eat that day
The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster
Brief | 14 May 2024
Government payment delay forces Joburg’s biggest food bank to close
But the Department of Social Development claims the delay is caused by investigations into the food banks
By Daniel Steyn, Kimberly Mutandiro and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 May 2024