Karate instructor aims to give obesity the chop
This Eastern Cape father uses karate and gardening to keep young and elderly members of his community healthy and active.
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John le Carre slams pharmaceutical profiteering
Renowned author John le Carre delves into the dark and dangerous world of drug trials and pharmaceutical profits in his latest novel, "The Constant Gardener". In the afterword to the book he says that although his novel is a work of fiction and doesn't reflect the actions of any real people, the real goings-on in the industry make his story seem like a "holiday postcard". Sue Valentine spoke to him, this is a transcript of part of their conversation.
Homegrown solutions to curb hunger in rural Vhembe
Backyard vegetable gardens keep families going during the national lockdown — with residents saying they save money and eat better because of their subsistence farming.
HEALA: Act against Big Food tactics that target kids
As the South African commemorates Child Protection Week activists call for policy framework that protects children from harmful marketing by Big Food industry.
Free State hospital wins best vegetable garden award
Tshimo ya Bophelo, meaning the Garden of Health, is a community vegetable garden project situated at Thebe District Hospital in Harrismith in the Free State that has proven to be such a successful venture that it has won awards.
Food gardens offer a lifeline to some Orange Farm families
About 14 million people went to bed hungry in 2024.
A backyard food garden sustains a North West family
An unemployed North West couple’s food garden is nourishing not only their own family but also neighbours struggling to make ends meet in the area.
#Helpafriendout: Community-led project centres nutrition needs
"Growing up, I used to help my grandparents with their small garden where we grew flowers, cabbage and spinach. That's where I developed an interest in farming,” says Amogelang Moroba, chairperson of the Soshanguve-based organisation #Helpafriendout.
‘We will not sleep with empty stomach’- Household gardens root out food insecurity in rural areas
Household food gardens are helping these rural villages to fight hunger, while also bringing in an income. The project is facing challenges though, due to climate and the Covid-19 pandemic.