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Food insecurity

When we think about hunger we don’t think about peace — here’s why we should

Op-eds

When we think about hunger we don’t think about peace — here’s why we should

By Naledi Joyi

Battling climate change: How smallholder farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are adapting to survive

South Africa

Battling climate change: How smallholder farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are adapting to survive

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Starved for education – the harsh hunger crisis gripping SA university campuses

South Africa

Starved for education – the harsh hunger crisis gripping SA university campuses

By Takudzwa Pongweni, Ernst Calitz and Estelle Ellis

Food basket even more unaffordable with the prospect of a VAT increase

South Africa

Food basket even more unaffordable with the prospect of a VAT increase

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Union Against Hunger launched to combat food insecurity and hold power to account

South Africa

Union Against Hunger launched to combat food insecurity and hold power to account

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Meet the small-scale farmers who are pioneering sustainable solutions through community empowerment

Maverick Citizen

Meet the small-scale farmers who are pioneering sustainable solutions through community empowerment

By Lillian Roberts

Above-normal rainfall predicted for South Africa's northeast: a summer shift in weather patterns

Business Maverick

Above-normal rainfall predicted for South Africa's northeast: a summer shift in weather patterns

By Ed Stoddard

Linking the right to the city with the right to food offers important opportunities to enhance food security

South Africa

Linking the right to the city with the right to food offers important opportunities to enhance food security

By Jane Battersby

Urbanisation is real in SA, yet food security is still seen as a rural challenge - time for policy rethink

Op-eds

Urbanisation is real in SA, yet food security is still seen as a rural challenge - time for policy rethink

By Gareth Haysom

Elections 2024 — where’s the climate party? Wham, CBAM, thank you ma’am

Politics

Elections 2024 — where’s the climate party? Wham, CBAM, thank you ma’am

By Politically Aweh

World Hunger Day — a chance for South Africa to vote for food justice

South Africa

World Hunger Day — a chance for South Africa to vote for food justice

By Angelika Grimbeek

Dying crops, food and water shortages — drought affects millions in southern Africa

Africa

Dying crops, food and water shortages — drought affects millions in southern Africa

By Kristin Engel