CIVIL ACTION SUIT Unprecedented lawsuit against ultra-processed food companies — Big Food on trial 7 min 48 By Adèle Sulcas
TACKLING HUNGER Cities ‘play crucial role’ in transforming ‘increasingly relevant’ urban food systems’, say experts 4 min 2 By Abigail Baard
CLIMATE SUMMIT Food systems hold slender but firm place on finance-focused COP29 agenda 7 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
COST OF LIVING Ramaphosa advocates for expanded VAT-free food basket amidst rising household food costs 3 min 12 By Naledi Sikhakhane
DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR Food poisoning incidents — unpacking food safety and pesticide use 9 min 4 By Lillian Roberts
CHEMICAL PERIL ANALYSIS Growing urgency to strengthen SA regulations on harmful pesticides 9 min 3 By Adèle Sulcas
HEALTH SCARE Spaza shop re-registration — capacity fears as Gauteng government outlines steps for mammoth task 4 min 4 By Bheki C. Simelane
HEALTH SCARE Ramaphosa orders immediate closure of all spaza shops linked to child deaths as food poisoning cases grow 4 min 12 By Lerato Mutsila
PASSION FOR AGRICULTURE Meet the small-scale farmers who are pioneering sustainable solutions through community empowerment 7 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
HEALTHY LIVING OP-ED 'Sugar tax' a huge success in curbing sugar consumption and promoting public wellness 3 min 8 By Nzama Mbalati
Maverick Citizen Balancing act: Will South Africa’s sugar tax survive amid industry pressure and health concerns? 7 min 3 By Joan van Dyk
Maverick Citizen IEJ Legal action targets flaws in Social Relief of Distress grant distribution 6 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
Q&A Waste not, want not — how FoodForward SA is redistributing food and transforming lives 2 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
WORLD FOOD DAY OP-ED Linking the right to the city with the right to food offers important opportunities to enhance food security 4 min 2 By Jane Battersby
RAW FACTS Beef and climate change — can South Africa take the bull by the horns? 6 min 7 By Adèle Sulcas
WORLD FOOD DAY GUEST EDITORIAL Save our children - Almost 30% of children under 5 are stunted 4 min 1 By Lori Lake
EATING SMART Transforming food systems: how a flexitarian diet can combat climate change and boost health 5 min 3 By Adèle Sulcas
WORLD FOOD DAY As UN’s 2030 ‘Zero Hunger’ goal looms, over 700m people still fight starvation worldwide 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
WORLD FOOD DAY 2024 OP-ED It’s time to ‘abnormalise’ hunger in South Africa 5 min 1 By Stephen Devereux and Mark Heywood
NO CONSUMER RELIEF Food inflation may be cooling but prices aren’t coming down fast enough 4 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
