ROOT CAUSE The Soweto farm that turned school grounds into food security 6 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
LIVING CLASSROOM How one principal is sowing the seeds to feed a village in rural KZN 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
PRICE SQUEEZE SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar 5 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
BIOSECURITY Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured 6 min 0 By Daniélle Schaafsma
DUAL ECONOMY SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone? 4 min 0 By Tinashe Kapuya and Wandile Sihlobo
ROOTED LEARNING Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement 6 min 1 By Daniélle Schaafsma
FOOD BASKET Fuel and fertiliser costs drive up the price of a basic food basket 7 min 1 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
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
Maverick Citizen LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’ 5 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
Maverick Citizen In the thorns: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides in De Doorns fear speaking out 6 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
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
