Food insecurity | Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we'll send you a one-time pin to log in.

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Food insecurity

Global gender equality only by 2108, says sixth annual Goalkeepers Report projection

THE FUTURE OF PROGESS

Global gender equality only by 2108, says sixth annual Goalkeepers Report projection

By Estelle Ellis

We urgently need to change how our food is produced, distributed, wasted and consumed to avoid climate chaos

OP-ED

We urgently need to change how our food is produced, distributed, wasted and consumed to avoid climate chaos

By Andrew Bennie

Lessons from Angola on how not to manage and respond to a drought crisis

THE CONVERSATION

Lessons from Angola on how not to manage and respond to a drought crisis

By Ruy Llera Blanes

Distress but no social relief – Limpopo’s poor languish in misery after SRD grant cut off

STATE OF DISASTER

Distress but no social relief – Limpopo’s poor languish in misery after SRD grant cut off

By Zukiswa Pikoli

How the climate crisis disproportionately affects women

WEBINAR

How the climate crisis disproportionately affects women

By Julia Evans

Disasters in Latin America threaten global food security

CLIMATE CRISIS ROUND-UP

Disasters in Latin America threaten global food security

By Bloomberg and Reuters

‘We can do better by our children,’ symposium on child wellbeing told

NURTURING THE FUTURE

‘We can do better by our children,’ symposium on child wellbeing told

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Ramaphosa must tell G7 — you’ve supported victims of Ukraine war, now support those in Africa

GLOBAL SOLIDARITY AND THE G7 OP-ED

Ramaphosa must tell G7 — you’ve supported victims of Ukraine war, now support those in Africa

By Annah Moyo-Kupeta

Backyard agroecology gardens bring relief to starving Limpopo villages

MUKURUKURU MEDIA

Backyard agroecology gardens bring relief to starving Limpopo villages

By Lucas Ledwaba

Learning, unlearning and relearning: Popular education points the way towards climate justice

OP-ED

Learning, unlearning and relearning: Popular education points the way towards climate justice

By Astrid von Kotze and Shirley Walters

African nations must base foreign policy on domestic interests, not past ideological ties

WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

African nations must base foreign policy on domestic interests, not past ideological ties

By William Gumede

Food paste to the rescue: Plain rice the only meal a day for malnourished kids in Eastern Cape

HUNGER PAINS

Food paste to the rescue: Plain rice the only meal a day for malnourished kids in Eastern Cape

By Estelle Ellis

Global panel predicts frightening future of disasters and extinctions – and that’s our best-case scenario

THE CONVERSATION: CLIMATE CRISIS

Global panel predicts frightening future of disasters and extinctions – and that’s our best-case scenario

By Mark Howden, Joy Pereira and Roberto Sánchez

Puzzling — the ANC government’s priorities during a time of great upheaval

ANALYSIS

Puzzling — the ANC government’s priorities during a time of great upheaval

By Stephen Grootes

‘Slap in the face’: South African food-relief groups slam R50m donation to Cuba

HUNGER DISPUTE

‘Slap in the face’: South African food-relief groups slam R50m donation to Cuba

By Michelle Banda

Women and girls bear the brunt of undernutrition, international conference told

FOOD INSECURITY

Women and girls bear the brunt of undernutrition, international conference told

By Michelle Banda

Rugby, nutrition and sunny skies bridge the gap for a day in Cape Town’s Lavender Hill

WORLD KINDNESS DAY

Rugby, nutrition and sunny skies bridge the gap for a day in Cape Town’s Lavender Hill

By Unknown Author

NUTRITION INSECURITY

Food insecurity is not a Covid-related shock, but a chronic, systemic problem in South Africa

By Jane Battersby

It is immoral to make people beg for their right to food

Maverick Citizen: Tuesday Editorial

It is immoral to make people beg for their right to food

By Zukiswa Pikoli

South Africa’s food systems are broken, but we can fix them. Here’s how

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

South Africa’s food systems are broken, but we can fix them. Here’s how

By Dr Kopano Matlwa Mabaso, Nzama Mbalati, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayke and Anele Yawa

Small-scale fishers caught in poverty net worsened by Covid-19 lockdown

OUR BURNING PLANET

Small-scale fishers caught in poverty net worsened by Covid-19 lockdown

By Onke Ngcuka