Land equality
WATCH: how dignity is being restored to previously-evicted farm workers in the Free State
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Food Security
VIDEO: Hungry for Education
This is Kabelo and Keabetswe's story about how a daily feeding scheme impacted their ability to perform at school.
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Look out for Health-e News’ ‘Food Apartheid’ doccie
Our multimedia journalists Kim Harrisberg’s documentary titled ‘Food Apartheid’ will be aired on Cutting Edge tonight at 9.30pm.
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Food insecurity a hard reality to escape
LIMPOPO - For six children from Mashau village, outside Louis Trichardt, being raised by a single parent who is unemployed means the only decent meals they get are through feeding schemes at school.
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Poverty stalking SA families
Instead of enjoying her old age in comfort, Shongani Mkhize (81) spends her days badly stressed about when her family will next be able to eat again.
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Jay Naidoo: Responding to the haters
Following the story about the Earthrise Trust assisting people in Naledi Village in the eastern Free State, there were a lot of negative comments on social media. JAY NAIDOO reponds
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‘Hungry people are angry people’
Fourteen million South Africans are going to bed hungry every night. But the handover of land to farm workers in Rustler’s Valley, initiated by activists Jay and Kumi Naidoo and Gino Govender, is enabling once destitute people to feed themselves
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Alex woman dreams of township food security
Motivated by the extreme poverty and hunger she sees around her every day in the Alexandra areas, 24-year-old Phindile Mlotshwa has dreamed up a solution.
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How hunger erodes mental health
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: Lack of food security is driving depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviour in poor communities
Read More » How hunger erodes mental healthPACSA: Basic food basket over R1900
Food baskets of low-income families breach R1 900 a month in April 2016; and cost nearly R300 more than a year ago.
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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.
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Framework: Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework 2014-2024
The 24-page document provides a structure for managing antimicrobial resistance, limiting drug-resistant infections and improving patient outcomes.
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Schools go green to beat hunger
Khangezile Primary School east of Johannesburg has been chosen as one of eight schools nationwide to help pilot new, eco-friendly ways for women to feed their families.
Read More » Schools go green to beat hungerCall for public comment: Food and Nutrition Security Draft Policy Implementation Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is accepting written submissions on government’s latest plan to address until 27 March.
Read More » Call for public comment: Food and Nutrition Security Draft Policy Implementation PlanGovernment opens up public comment period on food policy after uproar
After weeks of lobbying by civil society organisations, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to open its draft food security plan for public comment.
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