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Food insecurity

Israel asks ICJ to dismiss SA’s request for new measures to prevent imminent famine in Gaza

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Israel asks ICJ to dismiss SA’s request for new measures to prevent imminent famine in Gaza

By Victoria O’Regan

‘For the people, by the people’ — fact-checking seven claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto

AFRICA CHECK

‘For the people, by the people’ — fact-checking seven claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto

By Africa Check

Eating to survive — how to know if your political party is taking hunger seriously

BHEKISISA

Eating to survive — how to know if your political party is taking hunger seriously

By David Harrison

MEC reveals Eastern Cape’s dire food insecurity statistics

HUNGER CRISIS

MEC reveals Eastern Cape’s dire food insecurity statistics

By Estelle Ellis

‘I have never seen gratitude like this’ — readers’ donations bring cheer to Eastern Cape families

INSPIRING SOUTH AFRICANS

‘I have never seen gratitude like this’ — readers’ donations bring cheer to Eastern Cape families

By Estelle Ellis

SA Harvest and Lusikisiki celebrate R1.4m in donations from Daily Maverick readers

HUNGER CRISIS FOOD FUND

SA Harvest and Lusikisiki celebrate R1.4m in donations from Daily Maverick readers

By Daily Maverick

Not so fast — targeted strategies to stop hunger fail to reach one in six children

FOOD SECURITY OP-ED

Not so fast — targeted strategies to stop hunger fail to reach one in six children

By David Harrison and Zaheera Mohamed

Indigenous foods study busts ‘poverty’ myth – they could help plug nutrition gap and control diseases

KNOWLEDGE DIET

Indigenous foods study busts ‘poverty’ myth – they could help plug nutrition gap and control diseases

By Onke Ngcuka

Rural women and girls suffer most in South Africa’s hunger games of food insecurity and land ownership

NOTHING TO CELEBRATE

Rural women and girls suffer most in South Africa’s hunger games of food insecurity and land ownership

By An Wentzel

Tanzania to invest in a better tomorrow through youth agriculture, President Hassan tells forum

SADC WATCH

Tanzania to invest in a better tomorrow through youth agriculture, President Hassan tells forum

By Moses Magadza

Face to Face – Professor Soraya Seedat on the ‘workings of the brain’ and the realities of psychiatry in SA

SPOTLIGHT

Face to Face – Professor Soraya Seedat on the ‘workings of the brain’ and the realities of psychiatry in SA

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Drowning in hunger and despair – food insecurity in a small Western Cape railway town

TOUWS RIVER’S TORMENT

Drowning in hunger and despair – food insecurity in a small Western Cape railway town

By Jorisna Bonthuys

Rolling blackouts worsen food insecurity in low-income communities

POWER CRISIS

Rolling blackouts worsen food insecurity in low-income communities

By Will Clark

Let’s Fight Again, Like We Did Last Summer — SA government’s favourite song

ANALYSIS

Let’s Fight Again, Like We Did Last Summer — SA government’s favourite song

By Stephen Grootes

Social grant beneficiaries can’t afford transport to collect monthly payment

FOOD BASKET CHECK

Social grant beneficiaries can’t afford transport to collect monthly payment

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Brazil and Argentina’s common currency ambitions highlight renewed de-dollarisation desires

GLOBAL ECONOMY OP-ED

Brazil and Argentina’s common currency ambitions highlight renewed de-dollarisation desires

By Sharon Wood

After Russia’s latest horrific attack, the question is: who are you standing with?

TERROR IN UKRAINE OP-ED

After Russia’s latest horrific attack, the question is: who are you standing with?

By Liubov Abravitova

BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

Desperate children are eating cow dung to line their stomach for lifesaving medicine, say researchers

By Estelle Ellis

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

CHILD STARVATION

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

By Estelle Ellis

East Africa and the Horn light the way for climate migrants

ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

East Africa and the Horn light the way for climate migrants

By Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo for ISS TODAY

South Africa has enough food yet its people go hungry – Langa Learning Journey tackles our tragic paradox

FOOD JUSTICE OP-ED

South Africa has enough food yet its people go hungry – Langa Learning Journey tackles our tragic paradox

By Neil Overy