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Food insecurity: Households typically move through stages: worrying about running out of food; cutting portions or compromising diet quality; skipping meals; and ultimately going a whole day without eating. Photo: File

Hunger rising sharply across SA households

South Africa’s hunger crisis is deepening, with millions of households skipping meals and children facing severe deprivation, a new report warns

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Every year, more than 10 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted in South Africa before it reaches the plates of consumers. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue

Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read