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S20 warns that climate change is endangering human health, food systems and ecosystems worldwide

Urgent call from global scientists: climate change threatens health and food security

Science20 (S20) warns that climate change is endangering human health, food systems and ecosystems worldwide

Hopeful: Residents of Blantyre attend a rally addressed by President Lazarus Chakwera before the 16 September election. Frustration with poor economic performance is high and a poll suggests 96% of Malawians are intending to vote. Photo: Government of Malawi

Malawi’s election is one of survival

The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency

Food for thought: Chef Simon Lehutso in the kitchen at Lapalala Wilderness School. Photos: Supplied

Chef is cooking with purpose, rooted in conservation

Simon Lehutso is using his love of nature and food to nourish and educate youths at a wilderness school in Limpopo, where he grew up

South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable. Photo: File

Diabetes is a disease that thrives on inequity

South Africa must treat the conditions that breed diabetes, including by making healthy food affordable

Catching on: Biogas production is starting to find traction in South Africa with companies such as Elgin Fruit Juices and PepsiCo’s Simba chips plant as well as small-scale farmers and schools. Photo: Supplied

Climate crisis: Look to circular economies

Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions

Buon appetito!: Chef Ashton Frodsham and his team took weeks to work out the menu at Pink Mama’s, which
uses seasonal ingredients. Photo: Taff Studios

Come home to Mama’s

From screen to plate … this restaurant brings Italy to the heart of Johannesburg

It seems ridiculous that with all this fabulous food on offer, many of the people who are strict adherents of these religions still prefer the bitter taste of conflict.

The God Edition | Making a meal of religion

Is reconciliation through food hard to swallow? Perhaps we should emulate John Lennon and give peas a chance

Ghana is one of 11 countries that lose forests through mining related activities.

Illegal mining a profitable but harmful way to address unemployment

Out of poverty people have turned to illegal mining, destroying not only the forests but also farmlands and waterways

‘Got money on my mind’: Pick n Pay’s ad features US rapper Rick Ross (left), local comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout (right) and DJ Khaled ‘s tune.

An indigestible helping of hype

If stores must wheel out celebs to make us buy what we can’t afford, make it Snoop Dog and Martha Stewart

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the war in the DRC. Photo: WFP/Michael Castofas

Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC

Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

South Africa’s water crisis is not about a lack of resources; it’s about corruption. Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Attain sustainable development goals through the water-energy-food nexus

Water, energy and food are central to sustainable development, socio-ecological and economic sustainability, healthy ecosystems and improved livelihoods. The three resources are key to climate change adaptation, mitigation and resilience and human and environmental well-being. The centrality of water, energy, and food (WEF) to the sustainable development goals is also evidenced by their interconnectedness of […]

Inherited traditional food: Maize meal (above) is a staple in Southern Africa. Photo by: Marc Hoberman/Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Food, power and identity: A colonial and culinary heritage

Specific foods and recipes are associated with specific countries and also traditions, but as people have moved so have these foods

Love story: Jean-René Onyangunga and Ansie van der Mescht met after a car crash on their way to the Oppikoppi festival. They are now the owners of De Baba Eatery in Melville. Photo: Charles Leonard

Baked with love – the story of a new Melville eatery

This restaurant is a happy place, where workers aren’t exploited and honest homemade food pulls in the patrons

South Africa imports more than 60% of its olive oil supplies from Europe where climate conditions are worsening. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

International conditions are driving up local olive oil prices

South Africa imports more than 60% of its olive oil supplies from Europe where climate conditions are worsening

The country must rethink its agricultural marketing and promotion approach in its export effort. Photo: Peter Adams/Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

High-foodie culture comforts

Elitism is the new authentic as diners seek solace at the Winelands’ exclusive restaurants

The pace of an increase in South Africa’s consumer food prices continues to slow.  (Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images)

South Africa’s consumer food inflation slows further

Supplies of various crops globally are abundant, but the exchange rate could affect prices because South Africa imports large quantities of wheat, rice and palm oil

Expensive: People eat their fast-breaking evening meal at a restaurant in Cairo, Egypt, during the holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Lobna Tarek/Getty Images

Egyptian inflation hits Ramadan menus

Egypt has a history of food insecurity leading to revolution, as its leaders know all too well

What is the government doing in terms of hunger relief and food waste? The short answer is nowhere near enough. (Photo by Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Twenty million South Africans face hunger every day

Yet the amount of food that goes into landfills is enough to end hunger in the country

The Jolly Good Farm  in Albertskroon, run by Anique and Jonathon Pinkhard, is next to the Alberts Farm conservancy and produces a variety of vegetables in what was once a parking area. Photos: Derek Davey

Urban farms in Joburg are a jolly good idea

Anyone can grow their own food. It may be hard work, but you learn as you go and it is rewarding

Local is lekker: Ivorian chef Charlie Koffi prepares gouagouassou sauce with rabbit accompanied by rice in his restaurant at Villa Alvira in Abidjan last month. Photo: Sia Kambou/AFP

Ivorian cuisine with much ooh la la

Restaurants in Côte d’Ivoire are increasingly mixing French finesse with local flavour