Sixteen years into our democracy food security levels, particularly among children, are hardly any more significant than before, in the dark days of apartheid.
Food insecurity is cited as a huge problem in South Africa, despite the country showing a fast-growing economy. More than 34% households are living on less than R16 a day, which greatly impacts their access to food.
According to the Human Sciences Research Council, 57% of individuals in South Africa live below the poverty line, with Limpopo and the Eastern Cape the hardest hit. The most recent United Nations statistics indicate that there are around 1.2 billion malnourished people in the world.
Government and civil society have a responsibility to form workable partnerships, based on political commitment, to address this problem holistically.
Government and civil society have a responsibility to form workable partnerships, based on political commitment, to address this problem holistically.
