Maverick Citizen LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’ 4 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
Maverick Citizen Fuel and fertiliser costs drive up the price of a basic food basket 7 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
A QUIET REVOLUTION From soil to survival — the homegrown solutions saving South Africans from hunger 6 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
By Paula Knipe When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system 5 min 0 29 April 2026
LITIGATION FURY State’s failure to meet foot-and-mouth disease vaccination deadlines sparks farmer outrage 4 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
NATIONAL HEALTH CRISIS Civil society declares war on diabetes in South Africa 6 min 1 By Daniélle Schaafsma
DEEPENING CRISIS FoodForward SA calls for decisive action to address sharp rise in food insecurity 7 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Maverick Citizen In the thorns: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides in De Doorns fear speaking out 6 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
FOOD BASKET SAHRC food system hearings conclude, as the SRD grant fails to buy basic food 6 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
HUNGER FOR CHANGE Committed to halving food waste by 2030, South Africa doesn’t know if it’s winning 5 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
FOOD CRISIS Rights body criticises ministers for dodging accountability in SA's food system inquiry 7 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
BIOSECURITY Vaccination delays expose inefficiencies in SA’s FMD response system 5 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
When cupboards are bare Hunger on trial — What two days of testimony revealed about SA’s food crisis 6 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
NUTRITION CRISIS Reality bites: SA retail giants fall short on access to healthy food — report 5 min 1 By Lillian Roberts
SEED SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED Women farmers don’t need charity but support to unlock Africa’s R13.2-trillion smallholder potential 5 min 0 By Carl Manlan
FOOD BASKET CHECK SRD grant, set for a ‘redesign’, falls R60 short of our list of basic food items 5 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
HEALTH PROMOTION LEVY Will the sugary drinks tax be increased in the Budget speech this year? 4 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
