Food security
Eastern Cape women abandon vegetable gardens to collect scrap for cash
“Everything here in Qunu has collapsed after Madiba passed away”
News | 22 November 2021
Attacks, stock theft, shrinking pastures, drought and a lack of vets: Eastern Cape horse owners in dire straits
As government prioritises food production, horse farmers are left out
News | 17 November 2021
How chefs are turning waste into nutritious meals
An organisation called Chefs with Compassion began feeding hungry people during lockdown
Video | 7 October 2021
Immigrants refused food parcels at Jeppestown distribution
EFF accused of hijacking government food relief for election gains
News | 6 October 2021
Tembisa mom turns illegal dump site into vegetable garden
Itumeleng Phiri started a recycling business on the site, then a food garden
News | 30 September 2021
“We don’t want handouts. We want land”
Western Cape farm workers picket outside parliament
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 August 2021
Children go hungry after soup kitchen closed by July unrest
About 100 children were getting their Sunday meal at a kitchen run by people with disabilities
News | 2 August 2021
Winters are the worst nightmare for us, says homeless man in Springs
Last week temperatures dropped to minus 7ºC
News | 26 July 2021
Atlantis pharmacist feeds hundreds of people weekly
“This is desperation. People are hungry out here. Situations like these are heartbreaking,” says Thahier Alli
News | 23 July 2021