Maverick Citizen

Tholeni, the Eastern Cape’s ‘village of death’, gets a much-needed infusion of hope

By Estelle Ellis

Business Maverick

The world is facing a food crisis, warns global consultancy PwC

By Ed Stoddard

South Africa

Centre at the heart of Inchanga in KZN helps 550 elderly residents with clothing, blankets and food baskets

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Maverick Citizen

Grant recipients remain in dire straits despite moderately falling food costs 

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Maverick Citizen

While starving Gqeberha baby remains in ICU, community workers step up to help other mothers battling to feed their infants

By Estelle Ellis

Maverick Citizen

Desperate mom in Nelson Mandela Bay keeps infant alive with cooldrink powder as food crisis hits SA

By Estelle Ellis

Africa

Humanitarian efforts undermined as hunger, terrorism stalk Lake Chad Basin 

By Remadji Hoinathy and Celestin Delanga

World

Zelensky warns citizens to stay away from Kremlin-occupied bases; Russian missiles strike southern Odesa

By Bloomberg

Newsdeck

Three grain ships plan to sail from Ukrainian ports on Friday — Turkish minister

By Reuters

World

UN chief blasts ‘immoral’ oil and gas profits; Romania says Nato must dig in for long deployment in east

By Bloomberg

Africa

Africa risks becoming the greatest casualty of Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Greg Mills

World

Kyiv says its forces have withdrawn from Lysychansk; blasts in Belgorod, Russia, kill three

By Bloomberg