Food security

In photos: Hunger and hope in Touwsrivier

Thriving Langa gardens feed hungry families

Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots

Lack of funds forces Philippi vegetable soup kitchen to cut down on meals

Food for Life South Africa distributes plant-based meals over weekends across the Cape Flats and parts of the Western Cape

For some, this soup is the only meal of the day

Soup kitchen in Mfuleni in Cape Town feeds hundreds

Development will destroy Philippi’s farming, say activists

MEC Bredell to consider new Environmental Impact Assessment and public comments this week for Philippi Horticultural Area

Tshwane women turn rubbish dump into vegetable garden

“We wanted to do something positive”

Meet Dunoon’s gardeners with disabilities

“Some have hands, some have legs and some have ideas”

Paramedics in bid to stop attacks on ambulances

Emergency workers hope child feeding scheme will build better relations

Are South Africa’s pesticide rules outdated?

Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use.

Vegetable garden project brings hope to Knysna community

“Children and gardens both need love to flourish”

One in four preschool children is malnourished, new study finds

Children from poorer households tend to perform worse at school

Hanover Park soup kitchen fighting for survival

“People are hungry and most of them are unemployed” says feeding scheme director

Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden

The pair say their garden has become a hub for locals, with many community meetings now held there

Child Support Grant needs to be increased, report finds

Researchers say the grant should be R624 – the food poverty line

Khayelitsha couple turns dump site into community garden

They are hoping to expand and grow more items on a bigger plot

Eastern Cape women abandon vegetable gardens to collect scrap for cash

“Everything here in Qunu has collapsed after Madiba passed away”